#AE4039#AE4039

#AE4039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.145 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4039
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 57)
HSL	hsl(4, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(4, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 44.49, 28.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 52.63, 32.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1297 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.145 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0295, 12.9636, 5.3176)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4039 #39A7AE

analogous

#AE396C #AE4039 #AE7B39

triadic

#AE4039 #39AE40 #4039AE

tetradic

#AE4039 #6CAE39 #39A7AE #7B39AE

square

#AE4039 #6CAE39 #39A7AE #7B39AE

split-complementary

#AE4039 #39AE7B #396CAE

monochromatic

#521E1B #802F2A #AE4039 #C9625B #D88E89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#AE4039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AE4039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4039

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4039	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF273F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.145 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7a6f',
    500: '#ae4039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4039;
$custom-light: #cd7a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.59,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52315,
    "c": 0.14543,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4039

secondary

#80BFC3

accent

#D2DA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4039

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

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