#AE391C#AE391C

#AE391C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.158 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE391C
RGB	rgb(174, 57, 28)
HSL	hsl(12, 72%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(12, 84%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 83.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 46.32, 42.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 62.88, 42.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.1297 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.158 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1305, 12.0116, 2.4095)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE391C #1C91AE

analogous

#AE1C48 #AE391C #AE821C

triadic

#AE391C #1CAE39 #391CAE

tetradic

#AE391C #48AE1C #1C91AE #821CAE

square

#AE391C #48AE1C #1C91AE #821CAE

split-complementary

#AE391C #1CAE82 #1C48AE

monochromatic

#45160B #792814 #AE391C #DD4E2A #E57A5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#AE391C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE391C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE391C

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE391C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE391C	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)

#5B5117

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01334

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae391c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 57, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.158 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf765b',
    500: '#ae391c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae391c;
$custom-light: #cf765b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae391c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.918,
    "s": 72.277,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51103,
    "c": 0.15795,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE391C

secondary

#5CB4CA

accent

#CBEF39

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#160904

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE391C

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

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