#AE381E#AE381E

#AE381E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.158 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE381E
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 30)
HSL	hsl(11, 71%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(11, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 82.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 46.80, 41.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 62.50, 41.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1316 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.158 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1063, 11.9236, 2.5235)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE381E #1E94AE

analogous

#AE1E4C #AE381E #AE801E

triadic

#AE381E #1EAE38 #381EAE

tetradic

#AE381E #4CAE1E #1E94AE #801EAE

square

#AE381E #4CAE1E #1E94AE #801EAE

split-complementary

#AE381E #1EAE80 #1E4CAE

monochromatic

#46160C #7A2715 #AE381E #DB4D2E #E47A62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#AE381E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#AE381E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE381E

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE381E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE381E	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)

#5A501A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01133

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae381e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.158 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf755c',
    500: '#ae381e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae381e;
$custom-light: #cf755c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae381e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.833,
    "s": 70.588,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51002,
    "c": 0.15848,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE381E

secondary

#5FB6C9

accent

#CDED3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE381E

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

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