#AE3828#AE3828

#AE3828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.157 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3828
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 40)
HSL	hsl(7, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(7, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 47.15, 36.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 59.45, 37.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.1346 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.157 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2549, 11.9831, 3.3062)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3828 #289EAE

analogous

#AE285B #AE3828 #AE7B28

triadic

#AE3828 #28AE38 #3828AE

tetradic

#AE3828 #5BAE28 #289EAE #7B28AE

square

#AE3828 #5BAE28 #289EAE #7B28AE

split-complementary

#AE3828 #28AE7B #285BAE

monochromatic

#4A1811 #7C281D #AE3828 #D35240 #DF7F72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#AE3828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE3828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3828

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3828	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5125

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01435

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.157 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7563',
    500: '#ae3828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3828;
$custom-light: #ce7563;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.164,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51104,
    "c": 0.15659,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3828

secondary

#6CBBC6

accent

#D2E642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3828

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

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