#AE4020#AE4020

#AE4020 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.151 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4020
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 32)
HSL	hsl(14, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(14, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 81.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 43.35, 41.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 60.13, 43.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1213 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.151 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5518, 12.7726, 2.8020)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4020 #208EAE

analogous

#AE2047 #AE4020 #AE8720

triadic

#AE4020 #20AE40 #4020AE

tetradic

#AE4020 #47AE20 #208EAE #8720AE

square

#AE4020 #47AE20 #208EAE #8720AE

split-complementary

#AE4020 #20AE87 #2047AE

monochromatic

#471A0D #7A2D16 #AE4020 #D95832 #E38266

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AE4020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AE4020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4020

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4020	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)

#5F551B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0233A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.151 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce795e',
    500: '#ae4020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4020;
$custom-light: #ce795e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.521,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52004,
    "c": 0.15079,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4020

secondary

#62B1C8

accent

#C4EC3C

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4020

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

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