#AE422F#AE422F

#AE422F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.145 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE422F
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 47)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 73%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 43.03, 34.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 54.95, 38.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.1231 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.145 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9189, 13.1031, 4.1690)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE422F #2F9BAE

analogous

#AE2F5C #AE422F #AE812F

triadic

#AE422F #2FAE42 #422FAE

tetradic

#AE422F #5CAE2F #2F9BAE #812FAE

square

#AE422F #5CAE2F #2F9BAE #812FAE

split-complementary

#AE422F #2FAE81 #2F5CAE

monochromatic

#4E1D15 #7E3022 #AE422F #CF5F4C #DC8A7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#AE422F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AE422F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE422F

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE422F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE422F	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60562C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF293E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae422f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.145 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b68',
    500: '#ae422f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae422f;
$custom-light: #cd7b68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae422f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.976,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5243,
    "c": 0.14542,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE422F

secondary

#75B8C4

accent

#CAE147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE422F

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

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