#AE423C#AE423C

#AE423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.143 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE423C
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 60)
HSL	hsl(3, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 43.75, 26.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 51.31, 31.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.128 0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.143 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2214, 13.2241, 5.7618)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE423C #3CA8AE

analogous

#AE3C6F #AE423C #AE7B3C

triadic

#AE423C #3CAE42 #423CAE

tetradic

#AE423C #6FAE3C #3CA8AE #7B3CAE

square

#AE423C #6FAE3C #3CA8AE #7B3CAE

split-complementary

#AE423C #3CAE7B #3C6FAE

monochromatic

#531F1D #80312C #AE423C #C8655F #D8918D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#AE423C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AE423C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE423C

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE423C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE423C	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E573B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae423c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.143 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b72',
    500: '#ae423c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae423c;
$custom-light: #cd7b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae423c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.158,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52624,
    "c": 0.14277,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE423C

secondary

#83BFC2

accent

#D1D850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE423C

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

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