#AE3E25#AE3E25
#AE3E25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.152 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3E25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 62, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 65%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 78.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.12, 44.43, 38.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.12, 59.00, 41.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.8% 0.1255 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.8% 0.152 34.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5143, 12.5803, 3.1506) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.73
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.73
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.07
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.17
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.63
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3E25 #2595AE
analogous
#AE2551 #AE3E25 #AE8325
triadic
#AE3E25 #25AE3E #3E25AE
tetradic
#AE3E25 #51AE25 #2595AE #8325AE
square
#AE3E25 #51AE25 #2595AE #8325AE
split-complementary
#AE3E25 #25AE83 #2551AE
monochromatic
#491A10 #7C2C1A #AE3E25 #D5573B #E0826D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#AE3E25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#AE3E25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3E25
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3E25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3E25 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5421
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C02039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3e25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.152 34.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7861',
500: '#ae3e25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3e25; $custom-light: #ce7861; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3e25",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 62,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.949,
"s": 64.929,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51796,
"c": 0.15155,
"h": 34.1
},
"luminance": 0.12577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3E25
secondary
#68B5C6
accent
#C9E840
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEEEA
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B79