#AE3D21#AE3D21
#AE3D21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.153 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 61, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 68%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 81%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 81%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.92, 44.74, 40.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.92, 60.48, 42.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.63% 0.1257 0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.63% 0.153 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4010, 12.4488, 2.8198) |
| Luminance | 0.1245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.05
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.98
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.30
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.58
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.84
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3D21 #2192AE
analogous
#AE214B #AE3D21 #AE8321
triadic
#AE3D21 #21AE3D #3D21AE
tetradic
#AE3D21 #4BAE21 #2192AE #8321AE
square
#AE3D21 #4BAE21 #2192AE #8321AE
split-complementary
#AE3D21 #21AE83 #214BAE
monochromatic
#47190D #7B2B17 #AE3D21 #D85434 #E28067
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.02
#AE3D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#AE3D21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3D21
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3D21 | 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)
#5D531D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796C1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C01D38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 61, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.153 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce785f',
500: '#ae3d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3d21; $custom-light: #ce785f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 61,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.915,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51632,
"c": 0.15333,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.12446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3D21
secondary
#63B4C8
accent
#C8EB3D
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEEE9
border
#D4C9C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79