#AE4338#AE4338

#AE4338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.142 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4338
RGB	rgb(174, 67, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.21, 43.05, 29.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.21, 52.08, 34.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% 0.125 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.142 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1785, 13.3012, 5.2454)
Luminance	0.1330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4338 #38A3AE

analogous

#AE3868 #AE4338 #AE7E38

triadic

#AE4338 #38AE43 #4338AE

tetradic

#AE4338 #68AE38 #38A3AE #7E38AE

square

#AE4338 #68AE38 #38A3AE #7E38AE

split-complementary

#AE4338 #38AE7E #3868AE

monochromatic

#511F1A #803129 #AE4338 #CA6459 #D98F88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#AE4338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AE4338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4338

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4338	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2C41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 67, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.142 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7c6f',
    500: '#ae4338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4338;
$custom-light: #cd7c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.593,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52691,
    "c": 0.14243,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4338

secondary

#7FBCC3

accent

#CEDB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4338

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

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