#AE3E2A#AE3E2A

#AE3E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.150 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3E2A
RGB	rgb(174, 62, 42)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 44.63, 36.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 57.44, 39.01°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.1271 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.15 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5982, 12.6139, 3.5928)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3E2A #2A9AAE

analogous

#AE2A58 #AE3E2A #AE802A

triadic

#AE3E2A #2AAE3E #3E2AAE

tetradic

#AE3E2A #58AE2A #2A9AAE #802AAE

square

#AE3E2A #58AE2A #2A9AAE #802AAE

split-complementary

#AE3E2A #2AAE80 #2A58AE

monochromatic

#4B1B12 #7D2C1E #AE3E2A #D25943 #DE8575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AE3E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AE3E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3E2A

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3E2A	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5427

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF213A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.150 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7965',
    500: '#ae3e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3e2a;
$custom-light: #ce7965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.091,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51852,
    "c": 0.15046,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3E2A

secondary

#6FB8C5

accent

#CCE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3E2A

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

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