#AE4026#AE4026

#AE4026 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.149 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4026
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 38)
HSL	hsl(11, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 43.57, 38.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 58.23, 41.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.123 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.149 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6409, 12.8082, 3.2713)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4026 #2694AE

analogous

#AE2650 #AE4026 #AE8426

triadic

#AE4026 #26AE40 #4026AE

tetradic

#AE4026 #50AE26 #2694AE #8426AE

square

#AE4026 #50AE26 #2694AE #8426AE

split-complementary

#AE4026 #26AE84 #2650AE

monochromatic

#4A1B10 #7C2E1B #AE4026 #D55A3D #E0846F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#AE4026 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AE4026 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4026

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4026	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4026	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5522

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF243B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4026;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.149 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7a62',
    500: '#ae4026',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4026;
$custom-light: #ce7a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4026",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.471,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52062,
    "c": 0.14943,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4026

secondary

#6AB4C6

accent

#C7E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4026

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

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