#AE371D#AE371D

#AE371D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.160 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE371D
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 29)
HSL	hsl(11, 71%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(11, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 83.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 47.19, 41.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 63.02, 41.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.1326 0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.16 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0457, 11.8226, 2.4413)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE371D #1D94AE

analogous

#AE1D4B #AE371D #AE801D

triadic

#AE371D #1DAE37 #371DAE

tetradic

#AE371D #4BAE1D #1D94AE #801DAE

square

#AE371D #4BAE1D #1D94AE #801DAE

split-complementary

#AE371D #1DAE80 #1D4BAE

monochromatic

#45160C #7A2614 #AE371D #DC4C2C #E57861

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#AE371D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#AE371D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE371D

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE371D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE371D	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5019

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00D32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae371d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.160 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf755c',
    500: '#ae371d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae371d;
$custom-light: #cf755c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae371d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.759,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50878,
    "c": 0.15955,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE371D

secondary

#5EB6C9

accent

#CEEE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160904

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE371D

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

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