#AE403D#AE403D

#AE403D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.145 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE403D
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 61)
HSL	hsl(2, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 64.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 44.73, 25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 51.64, 29.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.1312 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.145 25)
XYZ	xyz(20.1332, 13.0051, 5.8640)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE403D #3DABAE

analogous

#AE3D72 #AE403D #AE783D

triadic

#AE403D #3DAE40 #403DAE

tetradic

#AE403D #72AE3D #3DABAE #783DAE

square

#AE403D #72AE3D #3DABAE #783DAE

split-complementary

#AE403D #3DAE78 #3D72AE

monochromatic

#531F1D #812F2D #AE403D #C86361 #D7908E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#AE403D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AE403D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE403D

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE403D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE403D	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D563C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae403d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.145 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7a72',
    500: '#ae403d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae403d;
$custom-light: #cd7a72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae403d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.593,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52382,
    "c": 0.14479,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.13002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE403D

secondary

#85C1C2

accent

#D4D850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE403D

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

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