#AE3C21#AE3C21

#AE3C21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.154 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C21
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 33)
HSL	hsl(11, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(11, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 81%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 45.18, 40.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 60.70, 41.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1271 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.154 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3481, 12.3430, 2.8022)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C21 #2193AE

analogous

#AE214D #AE3C21 #AE8221

triadic

#AE3C21 #21AE3C #3C21AE

tetradic

#AE3C21 #4DAE21 #2193AE #8221AE

square

#AE3C21 #4DAE21 #2193AE #8221AE

split-complementary

#AE3C21 #21AE82 #214DAE

monochromatic

#47190D #7B2A17 #AE3C21 #D85334 #E27F67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#AE3C21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AE3C21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C21

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C21	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)

#5D531D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.154 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf775e',
    500: '#ae3c21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c21;
$custom-light: #cf775e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.489,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51508,
    "c": 0.15425,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C21

secondary

#63B4C8

accent

#CAEB3D

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C21

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

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