#AE4128#AE4128

#AE4128 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.148 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4128
RGB	rgb(174, 65, 40)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 43.19, 37.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 57.37, 41.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1222 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.148 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7310, 12.9352, 3.4648)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4128 #2895AE

analogous

#AE2852 #AE4128 #AE8428

triadic

#AE4128 #28AE41 #4128AE

tetradic

#AE4128 #52AE28 #2895AE #8428AE

square

#AE4128 #52AE28 #2895AE #8428AE

split-complementary

#AE4128 #28AE84 #2852AE

monochromatic

#4A1C11 #7C2E1D #AE4128 #D35C40 #DF8672

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#AE4128 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AE4128 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4128

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4128	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4128	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605625

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF263C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4128;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 65, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.148 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7a63',
    500: '#ae4128',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4128;
$custom-light: #ce7a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4128",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.194,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52214,
    "c": 0.14802,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4128

secondary

#6CB5C6

accent

#C7E642

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4128

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

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