#AE382B#AE382B

#AE382B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.156 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE382B
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 43)
HSL	hsl(6, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(6, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.22, 47.27, 34.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.22, 58.56, 36.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.1356 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.156 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3079, 12.0043, 3.5854)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE382B #2BA1AE

analogous

#AE2B60 #AE382B #AE792B

triadic

#AE382B #2BAE38 #382BAE

tetradic

#AE382B #60AE2B #2BA1AE #792BAE

square

#AE382B #60AE2B #2BA1AE #792BAE

split-complementary

#AE382B #2BAE79 #2B60AE

monochromatic

#4C1813 #7D281F #AE382B #D15345 #DD8076

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#AE382B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE382B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE382B

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE382B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE382B	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)

#5A5129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01436

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae382b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.156 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7565',
    500: '#ae382b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae382b;
$custom-light: #ce7565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae382b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.954,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5114,
    "c": 0.15604,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE382B

secondary

#70BCC5

accent

#D4E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE382B

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

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