#AE3C2A#AE3C2A

#AE3C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.152 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C2A
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 42)
HSL	hsl(8, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(8, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 45.52, 35.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 57.91, 38.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1299 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.152 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4915, 12.4004, 3.5572)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C2A #2A9CAE

analogous

#AE2A5A #AE3C2A #AE7E2A

triadic

#AE3C2A #2AAE3C #3C2AAE

tetradic

#AE3C2A #5AAE2A #2A9CAE #7E2AAE

square

#AE3C2A #5AAE2A #2A9CAE #7E2AAE

split-complementary

#AE3C2A #2AAE7E #2A5AAE

monochromatic

#4B1A12 #7D2B1E #AE3C2A #D25743 #DE8375

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AE3C2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AE3C2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C2A

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C2A	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)

#5C5327

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.152 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7764',
    500: '#ae3c2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c2a;
$custom-light: #ce7764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.182,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51603,
    "c": 0.1524,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C2A

secondary

#6FB9C5

accent

#CEE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C2A

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

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