#AE3E1E#AE3E1E
#AE3E1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.153 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 62, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 71%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 83%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 82.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 44.20, 42.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 61.19, 43.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.73% 0.1235 0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.73% 0.153 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4147, 12.5405, 2.6263) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 2.86
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 3.94
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.00
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.46
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.65
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3E1E #1E8EAE
analogous
#AE1E46 #AE3E1E #AE861E
triadic
#AE3E1E #1EAE3E #3E1EAE
tetradic
#AE3E1E #46AE1E #1E8EAE #861EAE
square
#AE3E1E #46AE1E #1E8EAE #861EAE
split-complementary
#AE3E1E #1EAE86 #1E46AE
monochromatic
#46190C #7A2B15 #AE3E1E #DB552E #E47F62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#AE3E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#AE3E1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3E1E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3E1E | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5419
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6D19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C01F38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.153 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf785d',
500: '#ae3e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3e1e; $custom-light: #cf785d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 62,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.333,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51731,
"c": 0.15304,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.12538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3E1E
secondary
#5FB1C9
accent
#C6ED3A
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEEE9
border
#D4C9C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79