#AE422B#AE422B

#AE422B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.146 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE422B
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 42.85, 36.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 56.20, 40.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.1218 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.146 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8419, 13.0723, 3.7634)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE422B #2B97AE

analogous

#AE2B56 #AE422B #AE832B

triadic

#AE422B #2BAE42 #422BAE

tetradic

#AE422B #56AE2B #2B97AE #832BAE

square

#AE422B #56AE2B #2B97AE #832BAE

split-complementary

#AE422B #2BAE83 #2B56AE

monochromatic

#4C1D13 #7D2F1F #AE422B #D15E45 #DD8876

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#AE422B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AE422B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE422B

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE422B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE422B	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)

#605628

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF283D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae422b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.146 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7b65',
    500: '#ae422b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae422b;
$custom-light: #ce7b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae422b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.534,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5238,
    "c": 0.14635,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE422B

secondary

#70B6C5

accent

#C8E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE422B

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

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