#AE3327#AE3327

#AE3327 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.161 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3327
RGB	rgb(174, 51, 39)
HSL	hsl(5, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 49.14, 35.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 60.89, 36.20°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.1406 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.161 29.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0078, 11.5157, 3.1410)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3327 #27A2AE

analogous

#AE275F #AE3327 #AE7727

triadic

#AE3327 #27AE33 #3327AE

tetradic

#AE3327 #5FAE27 #27A2AE #7727AE

square

#AE3327 #5FAE27 #27A2AE #7727AE

split-complementary

#AE3327 #27AE77 #275FAE

monochromatic

#4A1611 #7C241C #AE3327 #D44C3E #DF7A70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#AE3327 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AE3327 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3327

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3327	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3327	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756922

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00231

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3327;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 51, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.161 29.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7362',
    500: '#ae3327',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3327;
$custom-light: #cf7362;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3327",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.333,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50536,
    "c": 0.16139,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3327

secondary

#6BBEC6

accent

#D8E641

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3327

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

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