#AE3B26#AE3B26

#AE3B26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.154 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3B26
RGB	rgb(174, 59, 38)
HSL	hsl(9, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 45.79, 37.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 59.37, 39.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.1299 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.154 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3715, 12.2694, 3.1815)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3B26 #2699AE

analogous

#AE2655 #AE3B26 #AE7F26

triadic

#AE3B26 #26AE3B #3B26AE

tetradic

#AE3B26 #55AE26 #2699AE #7F26AE

square

#AE3B26 #55AE26 #2699AE #7F26AE

split-complementary

#AE3B26 #26AE7F #2655AE

monochromatic

#4A1910 #7C2A1B #AE3B26 #D5543D #E0806F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#AE3B26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#AE3B26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3B26

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3B26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3B26	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5223

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3b26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 59, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.154 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7762',
    500: '#ae3b26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3b26;
$custom-light: #ce7762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3b26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.265,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51436,
    "c": 0.15416,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3B26

secondary

#6AB8C6

accent

#CDE741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3B26

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

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