#AE3E2E#AE3E2E

#AE3E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.150 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3E2E
RGB	rgb(174, 62, 46)
HSL	hsl(8, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(8, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, 44.81, 33.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 56.22, 37.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1285 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.15 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6734, 12.6440, 3.9888)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3E2E #2E9EAE

analogous

#AE2E5E #AE3E2E #AE7E2E

triadic

#AE3E2E #2EAE3E #3E2EAE

tetradic

#AE3E2E #5EAE2E #2E9EAE #7E2EAE

square

#AE3E2E #5EAE2E #2E9EAE #7E2EAE

split-complementary

#AE3E2E #2EAE7E #2E5EAE

monochromatic

#4D1C14 #7E2D21 #AE3E2E #CF5B4A #DC877A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#AE3E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#AE3E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3E2E

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3E2E	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D542C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF223B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.150 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7967',
    500: '#ae3e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3e2e;
$custom-light: #ce7967;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51901,
    "c": 0.14961,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3E2E

secondary

#74BAC4

accent

#CEE146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3E2E

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

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