#AE401F#AE401F

#AE401F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.151 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE401F
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 31)
HSL	hsl(14, 70%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(14, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 82.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 43.32, 42.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 60.45, 44.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.121 0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.151 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5385, 12.7672, 2.7315)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE401F #1F8DAE

analogous

#AE1F46 #AE401F #AE871F

triadic

#AE401F #1FAE40 #401FAE

tetradic

#AE401F #46AE1F #1F8DAE #871FAE

square

#AE401F #46AE1F #1F8DAE #871FAE

split-complementary

#AE401F #1FAE87 #1F46AE

monochromatic

#461A0C #7A2D16 #AE401F #DA5730 #E38164

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AE401F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AE401F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE401F

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE401F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE401F	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)

#5F551A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0233A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae401f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.151 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce795d',
    500: '#ae401f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae401f;
$custom-light: #ce795d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae401f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.846,
    "s": 69.756,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51995,
    "c": 0.151,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE401F

secondary

#60B0C8

accent

#C4ED3B

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE401F

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

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