#AE3722#AE3722

#AE3722 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.159 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3722
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 34)
HSL	hsl(9, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(9, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 80.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, 47.35, 39.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 61.50, 39.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.134 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.159 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1127, 11.8494, 2.7938)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3722 #2299AE

analogous

#AE2253 #AE3722 #AE7D22

triadic

#AE3722 #22AE37 #3722AE

tetradic

#AE3722 #53AE22 #2299AE #7D22AE

square

#AE3722 #53AE22 #2299AE #7D22AE

split-complementary

#AE3722 #22AE7D #2253AE

monochromatic

#48170E #7B2718 #AE3722 #D84E36 #E27B69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#AE3722 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#AE3722 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3722

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3722	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3722	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A501F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00F33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3722;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.159 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf755f',
    500: '#ae3722',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3722;
$custom-light: #cf755f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3722",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50924,
    "c": 0.15864,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3722

secondary

#64B9C7

accent

#D0EA3E

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3722

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

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