#AE402C#AE402C

#AE402C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.148 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE402C
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 43.82, 35.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 56.35, 38.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.125 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.148 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7457, 12.8501, 3.8230)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE402C #2C9AAE

analogous

#AE2C59 #AE402C #AE812C

triadic

#AE402C #2CAE40 #402CAE

tetradic

#AE402C #59AE2C #2C9AAE #812CAE

square

#AE402C #59AE2C #2C9AAE #812CAE

split-complementary

#AE402C #2CAE81 #2C59AE

monochromatic

#4C1C13 #7D2E20 #AE402C #D05C47 #DD8778

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AE402C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AE402C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE402C

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE402C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE402C	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF253C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae402c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.148 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7a66',
    500: '#ae402c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae402c;
$custom-light: #ce7a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae402c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52131,
    "c": 0.14807,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE402C

secondary

#71B8C5

accent

#CBE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE402C

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

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