#AE3F42#AE3F42

#AE3F42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.145 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3F42
RGB	rgb(174, 63, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 45.51, 22.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 50.84, 26.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.1346 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.145 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2184, 12.9497, 6.5881)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3F42 #3FAEAB

analogous

#AE3F7A #AE3F42 #AE743F

triadic

#AE3F42 #42AE3F #3F42AE

tetradic

#AE3F42 #7AAE3F #3FAEAB #743FAE

square

#AE3F42 #7AAE3F #3FAEAB #743FAE

split-complementary

#AE3F42 #3FAE74 #3F7AAE

monochromatic

#541E20 #812F31 #AE3F42 #C76466 #D79092

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#AE3F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AE3F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3F42

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3F42	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5641

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776E3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 63, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.145 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7a76',
    500: '#ae3f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3f42;
$custom-light: #cc7a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.378,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52347,
    "c": 0.1453,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3F42

secondary

#87C2C0

accent

#D6D351

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3F42

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

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