#AE3626#AE3626

#AE3626 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.159 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3626
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 38)
HSL	hsl(7, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(7, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 47.90, 36.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 60.51, 37.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.1365 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.159 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1268, 11.7798, 3.0999)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3626 #269EAE

analogous

#AE265A #AE3626 #AE7A26

triadic

#AE3626 #26AE36 #3626AE

tetradic

#AE3626 #5AAE26 #269EAE #7A26AE

square

#AE3626 #5AAE26 #269EAE #7A26AE

split-complementary

#AE3626 #26AE7A #265AAE

monochromatic

#4A1710 #7C261B #AE3626 #D54F3D #E07C6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#AE3626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#AE3626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3626

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3626	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595023

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00D33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.159 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7461',
    500: '#ae3626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3626;
$custom-light: #cf7461;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.059,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50853,
    "c": 0.15882,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3626

secondary

#6ABBC6

accent

#D4E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3626

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

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