#AE382D#AE382D

#AE382D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.156 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE382D
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 45)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(5, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 47.36, 33.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 57.98, 35.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.1362 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.156 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3455, 12.0193, 3.7834)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE382D #2DA3AE

analogous

#AE2D63 #AE382D #AE782D

triadic

#AE382D #2DAE38 #382DAE

tetradic

#AE382D #63AE2D #2DA3AE #782DAE

square

#AE382D #63AE2D #2DA3AE #782DAE

split-complementary

#AE382D #2DAE78 #2D63AE

monochromatic

#4D1914 #7D2820 #AE382D #D05448 #DC8279

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#AE382D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE382D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE382D

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE382D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE382D	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)

#59512B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae382d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.156 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7566',
    500: '#ae382d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae382d;
$custom-light: #ce7566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae382d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.116,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51165,
    "c": 0.15568,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE382D

secondary

#72BDC4

accent

#D5E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE382D

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

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