#AE4028#AE4028

#AE4028 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.149 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4028
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 40)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 43.65, 37.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 57.60, 40.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1237 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.149 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6741, 12.8215, 3.4459)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4028 #2896AE

analogous

#AE2853 #AE4028 #AE8328

triadic

#AE4028 #28AE40 #4028AE

tetradic

#AE4028 #53AE28 #2896AE #8328AE

square

#AE4028 #53AE28 #2896AE #8328AE

split-complementary

#AE4028 #28AE83 #2853AE

monochromatic

#4A1B11 #7C2E1D #AE4028 #D35A40 #DF8572

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AE4028 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AE4028 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4028

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4028	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4028	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)

#5F5525

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF243B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4028;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.149 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7a63',
    500: '#ae4028',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4028;
$custom-light: #ce7a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4028",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.746,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52084,
    "c": 0.14898,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4028

secondary

#6CB6C6

accent

#C8E642

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4028

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

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