#AE3C20#AE3C20

#AE3C20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.154 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C20
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 32)
HSL	hsl(12, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(12, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 81.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 45.15, 41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 61.01, 42.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% 0.1268 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.154 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3343, 12.3375, 2.7295)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C20 #2092AE

analogous

#AE204B #AE3C20 #AE8320

triadic

#AE3C20 #20AE3C #3C20AE

tetradic

#AE3C20 #4BAE20 #2092AE #8320AE

square

#AE3C20 #4BAE20 #2092AE #8320AE

split-complementary

#AE3C20 #20AE83 #204BAE

monochromatic

#47180D #7A2A16 #AE3C20 #D95332 #E37E66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#AE3C20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AE3C20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C20

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C20	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D521C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.154 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf775e',
    500: '#ae3c20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c20;
$custom-light: #cf775e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.831,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51499,
    "c": 0.15446,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C20

secondary

#62B4C8

accent

#C9EC3C

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C20

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

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