#AE4027#AE4027

#AE4027 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.149 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4027
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 39)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 43.61, 38.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 57.92, 41.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.1233 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.149 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6573, 12.8147, 3.3575)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4027 #2795AE

analogous

#AE2752 #AE4027 #AE8427

triadic

#AE4027 #27AE40 #4027AE

tetradic

#AE4027 #52AE27 #2795AE #8427AE

square

#AE4027 #52AE27 #2795AE #8427AE

split-complementary

#AE4027 #27AE84 #2752AE

monochromatic

#4A1B11 #7C2E1C #AE4027 #D45A3E #DF8570

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AE4027 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AE4027 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4027

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4027	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4027	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5524

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF243B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4027;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.149 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7a63',
    500: '#ae4027',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4027;
$custom-light: #ce7a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4027",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.111,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52073,
    "c": 0.14921,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4027

secondary

#6BB5C6

accent

#C8E641

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4027

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

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