#AE381B#AE381B

#AE381B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.159 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE381B
RGBrgb(174, 56, 27)
HSLhsl(12, 73%, 39%)
HSVhsv(12, 84%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67.8%, 84.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(41.07, 46.71, 42.86)
CIE-LCHlch(41.07, 63.40, 42.54°)
OKLaboklab(50.98% 0.1308 0.0904)
OKLCHoklch(50.98% 0.159 34.7)
XYZxyz(19.0698, 11.9090, 2.3312)
Luminance0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE381B #1B91AE
analogous
#AE1B47 #AE381B #AE821B
triadic
#AE381B #1BAE38 #381BAE
tetradic
#AE381B #47AE1B #1B91AE #821BAE
square
#AE381B #47AE1B #1B91AE #821BAE
split-complementary
#AE381B #1BAE82 #1B47AE
monochromatic
#44160B #792713 #AE381B #DE4C28 #E6785D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21
#AE381B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38
#AE381B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE381B
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE381B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE381B1.006.213.386.21
#FFFFFF6.211.0021.001.00
#0000003.3821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.211.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5016
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C01033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae381b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.159 34.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf755a',
    500: '#ae381b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae381b;
$custom-light: #cf755a;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae381b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.837,
    "s": 73.134,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50977,
    "c": 0.15901,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE381B
secondary
#5BB4CA
accent
#CCF038
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160904
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE381B

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#AE381B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva