#AE382E#AE382E

#AE382E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.155 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE382E
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 46)
HSL	hsl(5, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(5, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 47.41, 32.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 57.69, 34.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.1366 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.156 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3650, 12.0271, 3.8860)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE382E #2EA4AE

analogous

#AE2E64 #AE382E #AE782E

triadic

#AE382E #2EAE38 #382EAE

tetradic

#AE382E #64AE2E #2EA4AE #782EAE

square

#AE382E #64AE2E #2EA4AE #782EAE

split-complementary

#AE382E #2EAE78 #2E64AE

monochromatic

#4D1914 #7E2821 #AE382E #CF544A #DC827A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#AE382E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE382E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE382E

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE382E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE382E	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)

#59512C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1537

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae382e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.155 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7567',
    500: '#ae382e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae382e;
$custom-light: #ce7567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae382e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.688,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51178,
    "c": 0.1555,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE382E

secondary

#74BEC4

accent

#D5E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE382E

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

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