#AE4227#AE4227

#AE4227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.147 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4227
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 39)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.83, 42.68, 38.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.83, 57.47, 42.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1205 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.147 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7721, 13.0444, 3.3957)
Luminance	0.1304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4227 #2793AE

analogous

#AE2750 #AE4227 #AE8627

triadic

#AE4227 #27AE42 #4227AE

tetradic

#AE4227 #50AE27 #2793AE #8627AE

square

#AE4227 #50AE27 #2793AE #8627AE

split-complementary

#AE4227 #27AE86 #2750AE

monochromatic

#4A1C11 #7C2F1C #AE4227 #D45C3E #DF8770

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#AE4227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AE4227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4227

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4227	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)

#605623

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF273C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.147 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7b63',
    500: '#ae4227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4227;
$custom-light: #ce7b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52335,
    "c": 0.1473,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4227

secondary

#6BB4C6

accent

#C5E641

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4227

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

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