#AE382C#AE382C

#AE382C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.156 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE382C
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 44)
HSL	hsl(6, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(6, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 47.32, 34.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 58.27, 35.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1359 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.156 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3265, 12.0117, 3.6832)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE382C #2CA2AE

analogous

#AE2C61 #AE382C #AE792C

triadic

#AE382C #2CAE38 #382CAE

tetradic

#AE382C #61AE2C #2CA2AE #792CAE

square

#AE382C #61AE2C #2CA2AE #792CAE

split-complementary

#AE382C #2CAE79 #2C61AE

monochromatic

#4C1913 #7D2820 #AE382C #D05347 #DD8178

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#AE382C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE382C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE382C

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE382C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE382C	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae382c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.156 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7566',
    500: '#ae382c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae382c;
$custom-light: #ce7566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae382c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.538,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51152,
    "c": 0.15586,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE382C

secondary

#71BDC5

accent

#D4E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE382C

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

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