#AE391B#AE391B

#AE391B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.158 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE391B
RGBrgb(174, 57, 27)
HSLhsl(12, 73%, 39%)
HSVhsv(12, 84%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67.2%, 84.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(41.23, 46.29, 43.00)
CIE-LCHlch(41.23, 63.18, 42.89°)
OKLaboklab(51.1% 0.1295 0.0908)
OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.158 35)
XYZxyz(19.1187, 12.0069, 2.3476)
Luminance0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE391B #1B90AE
analogous
#AE1B47 #AE391B #AE831B
triadic
#AE391B #1BAE39 #391BAE
tetradic
#AE391B #47AE1B #1B90AE #831BAE
square
#AE391B #47AE1B #1B90AE #831BAE
split-complementary
#AE391B #1BAE83 #1B47AE
monochromatic
#44160B #792813 #AE391B #DE4D28 #E6795D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18
#AE391B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40
#AE391B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE391B
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE391B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE391B1.006.183.406.18
#FFFFFF6.181.0021.001.00
#0000003.4021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.181.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5116
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C01333
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae391b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 57, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.158 35.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf765b',
    500: '#ae391b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae391b;
$custom-light: #cf765b;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae391b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.245,
    "s": 73.134,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51095,
    "c": 0.15813,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.12004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE391B
secondary
#5BB3CA
accent
#CAF038
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160904
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE391B

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#AE391B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva