#AE372D#AE372D
#AE372D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.157 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE372D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 55, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 74.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.09, 47.78, 33.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.09, 58.22, 34.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.05% 0.1375 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.05% 0.157 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2975, 11.9233, 3.7674) |
| Luminance | 0.1192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.02
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.69
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.76
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.06
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.91
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE372D #2DA4AE
analogous
#AE2D63 #AE372D #AE772D
triadic
#AE372D #2DAE37 #372DAE
tetradic
#AE372D #63AE2D #2DA4AE #772DAE
square
#AE372D #63AE2D #2DA4AE #772DAE
split-complementary
#AE372D #2DAE77 #2D63AE
monochromatic
#4D1814 #7D2820 #AE372D #D05348 #DC8179
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.21
#AE372D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#AE372D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE372D
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE372D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE372D | 1.00 | 6.21 | 3.38 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59502B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF1236
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae372d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.157 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7566',
500: '#ae372d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae372d; $custom-light: #ce7566; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae372d",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 55,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.651,
"s": 58.904,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51051,
"c": 0.15664,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.11921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE372D
secondary
#72BEC4
accent
#D6E246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A