#AE4238#AE4238

#AE4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.143 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4238
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 43.51, 29.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 52.35, 33.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1264 0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.143 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1196, 13.1834, 5.2258)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4238 #38A4AE

analogous

#AE3869 #AE4238 #AE7D38

triadic

#AE4238 #38AE42 #4238AE

tetradic

#AE4238 #69AE38 #38A4AE #7D38AE

square

#AE4238 #69AE38 #38A4AE #7D38AE

split-complementary

#AE4238 #38AE7D #3869AE

monochromatic

#511F1A #803029 #AE4238 #CA6359 #D98F88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#AE4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AE4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4238

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4238	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5736

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.143 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b6f',
    500: '#ae4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4238;
$custom-light: #cd7b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.085,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52559,
    "c": 0.14349,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4238

secondary

#7FBDC3

accent

#CFDB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4238

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

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