#AE362A#AE362A

#AE362A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.158 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE362A
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 42)
HSL	hsl(5, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 48.06, 34.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 59.32, 35.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.1378 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.158 29.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1948, 11.8070, 3.4583)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE362A #2AA2AE

analogous

#AE2A60 #AE362A #AE782A

triadic

#AE362A #2AAE36 #362AAE

tetradic

#AE362A #60AE2A #2AA2AE #782AAE

square

#AE362A #60AE2A #2AA2AE #782AAE

split-complementary

#AE362A #2AAE78 #2A60AE

monochromatic

#4B1712 #7D271E #AE362A #D25043 #DE7E75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#AE362A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#AE362A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE362A

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE362A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE362A	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00E34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae362a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.158 29.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7464',
    500: '#ae362a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae362a;
$custom-light: #ce7464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae362a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.509,
    "c": 0.15811,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE362A

secondary

#6FBDC5

accent

#D6E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE362A

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

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