#AE4235#AE4235

#AE4235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.144 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4235
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(6, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.00, 43.34, 30.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.00, 53.18, 35.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1253 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.144 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0484, 13.1549, 4.8509)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4235 #35A1AE

analogous

#AE3565 #AE4235 #AE7E35

triadic

#AE4235 #35AE42 #4235AE

tetradic

#AE4235 #65AE35 #35A1AE #7E35AE

square

#AE4235 #65AE35 #35A1AE #7E35AE

split-complementary

#AE4235 #35AE7E #3565AE

monochromatic

#501E18 #7F3027 #AE4235 #CB6255 #DA8D84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#AE4235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#AE4235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4235

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4235	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5733

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.144 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b6d',
    500: '#ae4235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4235;
$custom-light: #cd7b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.446,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52513,
    "c": 0.14409,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4235

secondary

#7CBBC3

accent

#CDDD4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4235

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

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