#AE3C22#AE3C22

#AE3C22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.154 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C22
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 34)
HSL	hsl(11, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(11, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 80.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 45.21, 40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 60.38, 41.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1274 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.154 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3623, 12.3487, 2.8771)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C22 #2294AE

analogous

#AE224E #AE3C22 #AE8222

triadic

#AE3C22 #22AE3C #3C22AE

tetradic

#AE3C22 #4EAE22 #2294AE #8222AE

square

#AE3C22 #4EAE22 #2294AE #8222AE

split-complementary

#AE3C22 #22AE82 #224EAE

monochromatic

#48190E #7B2A18 #AE3C22 #D85436 #E27F69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#AE3C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AE3C22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C22

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C22	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D531E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.154 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce775f',
    500: '#ae3c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c22;
$custom-light: #ce775f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.143,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51517,
    "c": 0.15404,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C22

secondary

#64B5C7

accent

#CAEA3E

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C22

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

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