#AE3C2E#AE3C2E
#AE3C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.152 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 60, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 73.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.89, 45.70, 33.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.89, 56.71, 36.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.65% 0.1312 0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.65% 0.152 30) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5667, 12.4304, 3.9532) |
| Luminance | 0.1243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.69
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.02
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.03
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.80
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.11
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3C2E #2EA0AE
analogous
#AE2E60 #AE3C2E #AE7C2E
triadic
#AE3C2E #2EAE3C #3C2EAE
tetradic
#AE3C2E #60AE2E #2EA0AE #7C2EAE
square
#AE3C2E #60AE2E #2EA0AE #7C2EAE
split-complementary
#AE3C2E #2EAE7C #2E60AE
monochromatic
#4D1B14 #7E2B21 #AE3C2E #CF594A #DC857A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.02
#AE3C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#AE3C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3C2E
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3C2E | 1.00 | 6.02 | 3.49 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C532C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF1E39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.152 30.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7767',
500: '#ae3c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3c2e; $custom-light: #ce7767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 60,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.563,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51653,
"c": 0.15159,
"h": 30
},
"luminance": 0.12428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3C2E
secondary
#74BBC4
accent
#D0E146
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A