#AE322A#AE322A

#AE322A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE322A
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 42)
HSL	hsl(4, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 49.64, 34.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 60.25, 34.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% 0.1428 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.162 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0162, 11.4499, 3.3988)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE322A #2AA6AE

analogous

#AE2A64 #AE322A #AE742A

triadic

#AE322A #2AAE32 #322AAE

tetradic

#AE322A #64AE2A #2AA6AE #742AAE

square

#AE322A #64AE2A #2AA6AE #742AAE

split-complementary

#AE322A #2AAE74 #2A64AE

monochromatic

#4B1612 #7D241E #AE322A #D24C43 #DE7B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#AE322A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE322A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE322A

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE322A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE322A	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae322a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7264',
    500: '#ae322a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae322a;
$custom-light: #ce7264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae322a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.636,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50466,
    "c": 0.16181,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE322A

secondary

#6FC0C5

accent

#DAE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE322A

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

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