#AE3E2B#AE3E2B

#AE3E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.150 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3E2B
RGB	rgb(174, 62, 43)
HSL	hsl(9, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 44.68, 35.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 57.13, 38.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1274 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.15 32)
XYZ	xyz(19.6163, 12.6211, 3.6882)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3E2B #2B9BAE

analogous

#AE2B5A #AE3E2B #AE7F2B

triadic

#AE3E2B #2BAE3E #3E2BAE

tetradic

#AE3E2B #5AAE2B #2B9BAE #7F2BAE

square

#AE3E2B #5AAE2B #2B9BAE #7F2BAE

split-complementary

#AE3E2B #2BAE7F #2B5AAE

monochromatic

#4C1B13 #7D2D1F #AE3E2B #D15945 #DD8576

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AE3E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AE3E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3E2B

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3E2B	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)

#5D5428

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF213A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.150 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7965',
    500: '#ae3e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3e2b;
$custom-light: #ce7965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.702,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51864,
    "c": 0.15025,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.12618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3E2B

secondary

#70B9C5

accent

#CCE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3E2B

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

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