#AE4422#AE4422

#AE4422 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.147 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4422
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 34)
HSL	hsl(15, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(15, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 80.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 41.56, 41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 58.64, 44.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1161 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.147 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8136, 13.2512, 3.0275)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4422 #228CAE

analogous

#AE2246 #AE4422 #AE8A22

triadic

#AE4422 #22AE44 #4422AE

tetradic

#AE4422 #46AE22 #228CAE #8A22AE

square

#AE4422 #46AE22 #228CAE #8A22AE

split-complementary

#AE4422 #22AE8A #2246AE

monochromatic

#481C0E #7B3018 #AE4422 #D85D36 #E28669

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#AE4422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#AE4422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4422

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4422	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62571D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02A3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.147 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c60',
    500: '#ae4422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4422;
$custom-light: #ce7c60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.571,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52554,
    "c": 0.14664,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4422

secondary

#64AFC7

accent

#C0EA3E

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4422

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

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