#AE423E#AE423E

#AE423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.142 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE423E
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 64.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.13, 43.88, 25.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.13, 50.83, 30.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1287 0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.142 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2752, 13.2456, 6.0455)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE423E #3EAAAE

analogous

#AE3E72 #AE423E #AE7A3E

triadic

#AE423E #3EAE42 #423EAE

tetradic

#AE423E #72AE3E #3EAAAE #7A3EAE

square

#AE423E #72AE3E #3EAAAE #7A3EAE

split-complementary

#AE423E #3EAE7A #3E72AE

monochromatic

#54201E #81312E #AE423E #C76662 #D7928F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#AE423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#AE423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE423E

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE423E	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E573D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.142 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b73',
    500: '#ae423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae423e;
$custom-light: #cc7b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.143,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52658,
    "c": 0.14244,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE423E

secondary

#86C0C2

accent

#D2D751

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE423E

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

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