#AE403E#AE403E

#AE403E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.145 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE403E
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 62)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 64.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 44.79, 25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 51.41, 29.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1316 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.145 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1604, 13.0160, 6.0072)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE403E #3EACAE

analogous

#AE3E74 #AE403E #AE783E

triadic

#AE403E #3EAE40 #403EAE

tetradic

#AE403E #74AE3E #3EACAE #783EAE

square

#AE403E #74AE3E #3EACAE #783EAE

split-complementary

#AE403E #3EAE78 #3E74AE

monochromatic

#541F1E #812F2E #AE403E #C76462 #D7918F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#AE403E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AE403E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE403E

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE403E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE403E	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)

#5D563D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae403e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.145 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7a73',
    500: '#ae403e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae403e;
$custom-light: #cd7a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae403e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.071,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.524,
    "c": 0.14466,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE403E

secondary

#86C1C2

accent

#D5D751

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE403E

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

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