#AE3D2A#AE3D2A
#AE3D2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.151 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 61, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.01, 45.08, 35.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.01, 57.67, 38.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.73% 0.1285 0.0801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.73% 0.151 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5444, 12.5061, 3.5748) |
| Luminance | 0.1250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.39
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.75
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.68
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.88
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.82
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3D2A #2A9BAE
analogous
#AE2A59 #AE3D2A #AE7F2A
triadic
#AE3D2A #2AAE3D #3D2AAE
tetradic
#AE3D2A #59AE2A #2A9BAE #7F2AAE
square
#AE3D2A #59AE2A #2A9BAE #7F2AAE
split-complementary
#AE3D2A #2AAE7F #2A59AE
monochromatic
#4B1A12 #7D2C1E #AE3D2A #D25843 #DE8475
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.00
#AE3D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#AE3D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3D2A
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3D2A | 1.00 | 6.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796C26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF1F39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 61, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.151 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7865',
500: '#ae3d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3d2a; $custom-light: #ce7865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 61,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.636,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51727,
"c": 0.15142,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.12503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3D2A
secondary
#6FB9C5
accent
#CDE444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A