#AE422A#AE422A

#AE422A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.147 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE422A
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.86, 42.81, 36.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.86, 56.51, 40.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.1214 0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.147 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8238, 13.0650, 3.6680)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE422A #2A96AE

analogous

#AE2A54 #AE422A #AE842A

triadic

#AE422A #2AAE42 #422AAE

tetradic

#AE422A #54AE2A #2A96AE #842AAE

square

#AE422A #54AE2A #2A96AE #842AAE

split-complementary

#AE422A #2AAE84 #2A54AE

monochromatic

#4B1D12 #7D2F1E #AE422A #D25D43 #DE8875

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#AE422A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AE422A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE422A

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE422A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE422A	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605627

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF283D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae422a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.147 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7b65',
    500: '#ae422a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae422a;
$custom-light: #ce7b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae422a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.909,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52368,
    "c": 0.14659,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE422A

secondary

#6FB5C5

accent

#C7E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE422A

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

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