#AE3C28#AE3C28

#AE3C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.153 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C28
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 40)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 45.44, 36.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 58.52, 39.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1292 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.153 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4566, 12.3864, 3.3734)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C28 #289AAE

analogous

#AE2857 #AE3C28 #AE7F28

triadic

#AE3C28 #28AE3C #3C28AE

tetradic

#AE3C28 #57AE28 #289AAE #7F28AE

square

#AE3C28 #57AE28 #289AAE #7F28AE

split-complementary

#AE3C28 #28AE7F #2857AE

monochromatic

#4A1A11 #7C2B1D #AE3C28 #D35640 #DF8272

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AE3C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AE3C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C28

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C28	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.153 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7763',
    500: '#ae3c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c28;
$custom-light: #ce7763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.955,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5158,
    "c": 0.1528,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C28

secondary

#6CB8C6

accent

#CDE642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C28

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

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