#AE4342#AE4342

#AE4342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.141 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4342
RGB	rgb(174, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(1, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.37, 43.68, 23.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.37, 49.62, 28.33°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.1289 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.141 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4480, 13.4090, 6.6646)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4342 #42ADAE

analogous

#AE4277 #AE4342 #AE7942

triadic

#AE4342 #42AE43 #4342AE

tetradic

#AE4342 #77AE42 #42ADAE #7942AE

square

#AE4342 #77AE42 #42ADAE #7942AE

split-complementary

#AE4342 #42AE79 #4277AE

monochromatic

#552120 #823231 #AE4342 #C66868 #D69594

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#AE4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#AE4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4342

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4342	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.141 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c76',
    500: '#ae4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4342;
$custom-light: #cc7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.556,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52862,
    "c": 0.14076,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4342

secondary

#8AC1C2

accent

#D3D553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4342

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

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