#AE3F27#AE3F27
#AE3F27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.150 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3F27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 63, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 77.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.31, 44.06, 37.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.31, 58.14, 40.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.94% 0.1247 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.94% 0.15 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6014, 12.7030, 3.3388) |
| Luminance | 0.1270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.76
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.10
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.10
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.52
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.76
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3F27 #2796AE
analogous
#AE2752 #AE3F27 #AE8327
triadic
#AE3F27 #27AE3F #3F27AE
tetradic
#AE3F27 #52AE27 #2796AE #8327AE
square
#AE3F27 #52AE27 #2796AE #8327AE
split-complementary
#AE3F27 #27AE83 #2752AE
monochromatic
#4A1B11 #7C2D1C #AE3F27 #D4593E #DF8470
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#AE3F27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#AE3F27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3F27
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3F27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3F27 | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5424
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6D23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF223A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3f27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 63, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.150 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7963',
500: '#ae3f27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3f27; $custom-light: #ce7963; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3f27",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 63,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.667,
"s": 63.38,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51945,
"c": 0.15016,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3F27
secondary
#6BB6C6
accent
#C9E641
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEEEA
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B79