#AE3C26#AE3C26

#AE3C26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.153 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C26
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 38)
HSL	hsl(10, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, 45.36, 37.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 59.14, 39.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.1286 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.153 32.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4234, 12.3731, 3.1988)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C26 #2698AE

analogous

#AE2654 #AE3C26 #AE8026

triadic

#AE3C26 #26AE3C #3C26AE

tetradic

#AE3C26 #54AE26 #2698AE #8026AE

square

#AE3C26 #54AE26 #2698AE #8026AE

split-complementary

#AE3C26 #26AE80 #2654AE

monochromatic

#4A1910 #7C2B1B #AE3C26 #D5553D #E0816F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AE3C26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AE3C26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C26

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C26	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5323

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01C38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.153 32.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7762',
    500: '#ae3c26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c26;
$custom-light: #ce7762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.706,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51558,
    "c": 0.15322,
    "h": 32.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C26

secondary

#6AB7C6

accent

#CCE741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C26

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

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