#AE381C#AE381C

#AE381C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.159 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE381C
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 28)
HSL	hsl(12, 72%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(12, 84%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 83.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.08, 46.74, 42.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.08, 63.10, 42.20°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.131 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.159 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0816, 11.9137, 2.3932)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE381C #1C92AE

analogous

#AE1C49 #AE381C #AE811C

triadic

#AE381C #1CAE38 #381CAE

tetradic

#AE381C #49AE1C #1C92AE #811CAE

square

#AE381C #49AE1C #1C92AE #811CAE

split-complementary

#AE381C #1CAE81 #1C49AE

monochromatic

#45160B #792714 #AE381C #DD4D2A #E5795F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#AE381C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#AE381C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE381C

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE381C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE381C	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)

#5B5017

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae381c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.159 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf755b',
    500: '#ae381c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae381c;
$custom-light: #cf755b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae381c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.507,
    "s": 72.277,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50985,
    "c": 0.15883,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE381C

secondary

#5CB5CA

accent

#CCEF39

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160904

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE381C

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

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