#AE3E27#AE3E27

#AE3E27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.151 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3E27
RGB	rgb(174, 62, 39)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 44.51, 37.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 58.37, 40.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.1261 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.151 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5465, 12.5932, 3.3205)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3E27 #2797AE

analogous

#AE2754 #AE3E27 #AE8227

triadic

#AE3E27 #27AE3E #3E27AE

tetradic

#AE3E27 #54AE27 #2797AE #8227AE

square

#AE3E27 #54AE27 #2797AE #8227AE

split-complementary

#AE3E27 #27AE82 #2754AE

monochromatic

#4A1A11 #7C2C1C #AE3E27 #D4583E #DF8370

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#AE3E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AE3E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3E27

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3E27	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)

#5E5424

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.151 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7863',
    500: '#ae3e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3e27;
$custom-light: #ce7863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.222,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51818,
    "c": 0.15111,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3E27

secondary

#6BB6C6

accent

#CAE641

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3E27

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

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