#AE3E26#AE3E26

#AE3E26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.151 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3E26
RGB	rgb(174, 62, 38)
HSL	hsl(11, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, 44.47, 38.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 58.68, 40.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1258 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.151 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5302, 12.5867, 3.2344)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3E26 #2696AE

analogous

#AE2652 #AE3E26 #AE8226

triadic

#AE3E26 #26AE3E #3E26AE

tetradic

#AE3E26 #52AE26 #2696AE #8226AE

square

#AE3E26 #52AE26 #2696AE #8226AE

split-complementary

#AE3E26 #26AE82 #2652AE

monochromatic

#4A1A10 #7C2C1B #AE3E26 #D5573D #E0836F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#AE3E26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AE3E26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3E26

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3E26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3E26	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)

#5E5423

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3e26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.151 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7862',
    500: '#ae3e26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3e26;
$custom-light: #ce7862;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3e26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.588,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51807,
    "c": 0.15133,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3E26

secondary

#6AB6C6

accent

#CAE741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3E26

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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