#AE4226#AE4226

#AE4226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.148 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4226
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 38)
HSL	hsl(12, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.82, 42.64, 39.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.82, 57.79, 42.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1202 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.148 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7558, 13.0378, 3.3096)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4226 #2692AE

analogous

#AE264E #AE4226 #AE8626

triadic

#AE4226 #26AE42 #4226AE

tetradic

#AE4226 #4EAE26 #2692AE #8626AE

square

#AE4226 #4EAE26 #2692AE #8626AE

split-complementary

#AE4226 #26AE86 #264EAE

monochromatic

#4A1C10 #7C2F1B #AE4226 #D55C3D #E0866F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#AE4226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AE4226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4226

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4226	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605622

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF273C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.148 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7b62',
    500: '#ae4226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4226;
$custom-light: #ce7b62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.353,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52324,
    "c": 0.14754,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4226

secondary

#6AB3C6

accent

#C5E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4226

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

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