#AE423B#AE423B

#AE423B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.143 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE423B
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 59)
HSL	hsl(4, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(4, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 43.69, 27.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 51.56, 32.08°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.1276 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.143 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1952, 13.2136, 5.6239)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE423B #3BA7AE

analogous

#AE3B6D #AE423B #AE7B3B

triadic

#AE423B #3BAE42 #423BAE

tetradic

#AE423B #6DAE3B #3BA7AE #7B3BAE

square

#AE423B #6DAE3B #3BA7AE #7B3BAE

split-complementary

#AE423B #3BAE7B #3B6DAE

monochromatic

#531F1C #80312C #AE423B #C8645E #D8908C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#AE423B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AE423B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE423B

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE423B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE423B	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E573A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae423b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.143 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b71',
    500: '#ae423b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae423b;
$custom-light: #cd7b71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae423b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.652,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52607,
    "c": 0.14294,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE423B

secondary

#82BEC2

accent

#D0D94F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE423B

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

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