#AE3D2C#AE3D2C
#AE3D2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.151 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 61, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 74.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 45.17, 34.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 57.07, 37.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.75% 0.1292 0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.75% 0.151 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5810, 12.5208, 3.7681) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.50
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.85
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.44
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.39
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.43
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3D2C #2C9DAE
analogous
#AE2C5C #AE3D2C #AE7E2C
triadic
#AE3D2C #2CAE3D #3D2CAE
tetradic
#AE3D2C #5CAE2C #2C9DAE #7E2CAE
square
#AE3D2C #5CAE2C #2C9DAE #7E2CAE
split-complementary
#AE3D2C #2CAE7E #2C5CAE
monochromatic
#4C1B13 #7D2C20 #AE3D2C #D05947 #DD8578
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#AE3D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#AE3D2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3D2C
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3D2C | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5429
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796C28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF1F3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 61, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.151 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7866',
500: '#ae3d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3d2c; $custom-light: #ce7866; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 61,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.846,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51751,
"c": 0.15101,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.12518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3D2C
secondary
#71BAC5
accent
#CEE345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A