#AE3E2D#AE3E2D
#AE3E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.150 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 62, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 74.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.21, 44.77, 34.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.21, 56.52, 37.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.89% 0.1281 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.89% 0.15 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6539, 12.6362, 3.8862) |
| Luminance | 0.1263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.64
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.98
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.61
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.53
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3E2D #2D9DAE
analogous
#AE2D5C #AE3E2D #AE7E2D
triadic
#AE3E2D #2DAE3E #3E2DAE
tetradic
#AE3E2D #5CAE2D #2D9DAE #7E2DAE
square
#AE3E2D #5CAE2D #2D9DAE #7E2DAE
split-complementary
#AE3E2D #2DAE7E #2D5CAE
monochromatic
#4D1B14 #7D2D20 #AE3E2D #D05A48 #DC8679
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#AE3E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#AE3E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3E2D
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3E2D | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D542A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF213B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 62, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.150 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7967',
500: '#ae3e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3e2d; $custom-light: #ce7967; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 62,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.907,
"s": 58.904,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51888,
"c": 0.14982,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.12633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3E2D
secondary
#72BAC4
accent
#CDE246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A