#AE3E29#AE3E29
#AE3E29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.151 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3E29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 62, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 76.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.16, 44.59, 36.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.16, 57.75, 39.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.84% 0.1268 0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.84% 0.151 32.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5806, 12.6068, 3.4997) |
| Luminance | 0.1260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.51
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.86
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.56
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.12
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.86
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3E29 #2999AE
analogous
#AE2956 #AE3E29 #AE8129
triadic
#AE3E29 #29AE3E #3E29AE
tetradic
#AE3E29 #56AE29 #2999AE #8129AE
square
#AE3E29 #56AE29 #2999AE #8129AE
split-complementary
#AE3E29 #29AE81 #2956AE
monochromatic
#4B1B12 #7C2C1D #AE3E29 #D25942 #DE8473
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.96
#AE3E29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#AE3E29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3E29
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3E29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3E29 | 1.00 | 5.96 | 3.52 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5426
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF213A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3e29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.151 32.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7864',
500: '#ae3e29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3e29; $custom-light: #ce7864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3e29",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 62,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.474,
"s": 61.86,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5184,
"c": 0.15067,
"h": 32.7
},
"luminance": 0.12604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3E29
secondary
#6DB8C5
accent
#CBE543
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A