#AE401E#AE401E

#AE401E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.151 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE401E
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 30)
HSL	hsl(14, 71%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(14, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 82.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 43.29, 42.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 60.76, 44.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1207 0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.151 37)
XYZ	xyz(19.5255, 12.7620, 2.6632)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE401E #1E8CAE

analogous

#AE1E44 #AE401E #AE881E

triadic

#AE401E #1EAE40 #401EAE

tetradic

#AE401E #44AE1E #1E8CAE #881EAE

square

#AE401E #44AE1E #1E8CAE #881EAE

split-complementary

#AE401E #1EAE88 #1E44AE

monochromatic

#461A0C #7A2D15 #AE401E #DB572E #E48162

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AE401E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AE401E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE401E

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE401E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE401E	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605519

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02339

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae401e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.151 37.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce795d',
    500: '#ae401e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae401e;
$custom-light: #ce795d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae401e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.167,
    "s": 70.588,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51987,
    "c": 0.15122,
    "h": 37
  },
  "luminance": 0.12759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE401E

secondary

#5FB0C9

accent

#C3ED3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE401E

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

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