#AE3E28#AE3E28

#AE3E28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.151 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3E28
RGB	rgb(174, 62, 40)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 44.55, 37.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 58.06, 39.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1265 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.151 33.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5633, 12.5999, 3.4090)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3E28 #2898AE

analogous

#AE2855 #AE3E28 #AE8128

triadic

#AE3E28 #28AE3E #3E28AE

tetradic

#AE3E28 #55AE28 #2898AE #8128AE

square

#AE3E28 #55AE28 #2898AE #8128AE

split-complementary

#AE3E28 #28AE81 #2855AE

monochromatic

#4A1B11 #7C2C1D #AE3E28 #D35840 #DF8472

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#AE3E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AE3E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3E28

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3E28	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)

#5E5425

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF203A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.151 33.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7863',
    500: '#ae3e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3e28;
$custom-light: #ce7863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.851,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51829,
    "c": 0.15089,
    "h": 33.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3E28

secondary

#6CB7C6

accent

#CBE642

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3E28

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

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