#AE3C48#AE3C48

#AE3C48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.148 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C48
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 72)
HSL	hsl(354, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(354, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 47.26, 18.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 50.75, 21.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1412 0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.148 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2430, 12.7010, 7.5152)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C48 #3CAEA2

analogous

#AE3C81 #AE3C48 #AE693C

triadic

#AE3C48 #48AE3C #3C48AE

tetradic

#AE3C48 #81AE3C #3CAEA2 #693CAE

square

#AE3C48 #81AE3C #3CAEA2 #693CAE

split-complementary

#AE3C48 #3CAE69 #3C81AE

monochromatic

#531D22 #802C35 #AE3C48 #C85F6A #D88D95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#AE3C48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#AE3C48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C48

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C48	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595548

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2541

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.148 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc787a',
    500: '#ae3c48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c48;
$custom-light: #cc787a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.684,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.521,
    "c": 0.14838,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C48

secondary

#83C2BC

accent

#D8CA50

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C48

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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