#AE403F#AE403F

#AE403F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.145 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE403F
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 63)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 63.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.80, 44.86, 24.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.80, 51.18, 28.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.132 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.145 24)
XYZ	xyz(20.1881, 13.0271, 6.1531)
Luminance	0.1302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE403F #3FADAE

analogous

#AE3F76 #AE403F #AE783F

triadic

#AE403F #3FAE40 #403FAE

tetradic

#AE403F #76AE3F #3FADAE #783FAE

square

#AE403F #76AE3F #3FADAE #783FAE

split-complementary

#AE403F #3FAE78 #3F76AE

monochromatic

#541F1E #812F2F #AE403F #C76464 #D79190

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#AE403F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AE403F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE403F

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE403F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE403F	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)

#5D563E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae403f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.145 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7a74',
    500: '#ae403f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae403f;
$custom-light: #cc7a74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae403f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.541,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52418,
    "c": 0.14452,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.13024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE403F

secondary

#87C2C2

accent

#D5D651

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE403F

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

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