#AE3427#AE3427

#AE3427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.160 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3427
RGB	rgb(174, 52, 39)
HSL	hsl(6, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(6, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 48.74, 36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 60.66, 36.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1393 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.16 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0519, 11.6040, 3.1557)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3427 #27A1AE

analogous

#AE275E #AE3427 #AE7827

triadic

#AE3427 #27AE34 #3427AE

tetradic

#AE3427 #5EAE27 #27A1AE #7827AE

square

#AE3427 #5EAE27 #27A1AE #7827AE

split-complementary

#AE3427 #27AE78 #275EAE

monochromatic

#4A1611 #7C251C #AE3427 #D44D3E #DF7B70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#AE3427 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AE3427 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3427

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3427	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3427	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766922

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00632

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 52, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.160 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7362',
    500: '#ae3427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3427;
$custom-light: #cf7362;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.778,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50643,
    "c": 0.16047,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3427

secondary

#6BBDC6

accent

#D7E641

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3427

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

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