#AE421F#AE421F

#AE421F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.149 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE421F
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 31)
HSL	hsl(15, 70%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(15, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 82.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, 42.40, 42.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 60.02, 45.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1182 0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.149 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6533, 12.9968, 2.7698)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE421F #1F8BAE

analogous

#AE1F44 #AE421F #AE891F

triadic

#AE421F #1FAE42 #421FAE

tetradic

#AE421F #44AE1F #1F8BAE #891FAE

square

#AE421F #44AE1F #1F8BAE #891FAE

split-complementary

#AE421F #1FAE89 #1F44AE

monochromatic

#461B0C #7A2E16 #AE421F #DA5A30 #E38364

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#AE421F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AE421F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE421F

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE421F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE421F	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0263B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae421f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.149 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7b5e',
    500: '#ae421f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae421f;
$custom-light: #ce7b5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae421f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.685,
    "s": 69.756,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52258,
    "c": 0.14918,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE421F

secondary

#60AFC8

accent

#C1ED3B

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150A04

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE421F

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

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