#AE3C2B#AE3C2B

#AE3C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.152 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C2B
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 43)
HSL	hsl(8, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(8, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 45.56, 35.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 57.61, 37.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1302 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.152 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5096, 12.4076, 3.6526)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C2B #2B9DAE

analogous

#AE2B5C #AE3C2B #AE7D2B

triadic

#AE3C2B #2BAE3C #3C2BAE

tetradic

#AE3C2B #5CAE2B #2B9DAE #7D2BAE

square

#AE3C2B #5CAE2B #2B9DAE #7D2BAE

split-complementary

#AE3C2B #2BAE7D #2B5CAE

monochromatic

#4C1A13 #7D2B1F #AE3C2B #D15745 #DD8476

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#AE3C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AE3C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C2B

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C2B	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5328

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.152 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7765',
    500: '#ae3c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c2b;
$custom-light: #ce7765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.786,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51615,
    "c": 0.15219,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C2B

secondary

#70BAC5

accent

#CFE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C2B

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

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