#AE3E46#AE3E46

#AE3E46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.146 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3E46
RGB	rgb(174, 62, 70)
HSL	hsl(356, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 59.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 46.24, 20.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 50.42, 23.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1377 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.146 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2856, 12.8888, 7.2127)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3E46 #3EAEA6

analogous

#AE3E7E #AE3E46 #AE6E3E

triadic

#AE3E46 #46AE3E #3E46AE

tetradic

#AE3E46 #7EAE3E #3EAEA6 #6E3EAE

square

#AE3E46 #7EAE3E #3EAEA6 #6E3EAE

split-complementary

#AE3E46 #3EAE6E #3E7EAE

monochromatic

#541E22 #812E34 #AE3E46 #C76269 #D78F94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#AE3E46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#AE3E46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3E46

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3E46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3E46	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5646

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2742

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3e46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.146 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7979',
    500: '#ae3e46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3e46;
$custom-light: #cc7979;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3e46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52302,
    "c": 0.14614,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3E46

secondary

#86C2BE

accent

#D7CD51

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3E46

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

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