#AE4426#AE4426

#AE4426 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.146 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4426
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 38)
HSL	hsl(13, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 41.71, 39.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 57.35, 43.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.1173 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.146 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8747, 13.2756, 3.3492)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4426 #2690AE

analogous

#AE264C #AE4426 #AE8826

triadic

#AE4426 #26AE44 #4426AE

tetradic

#AE4426 #4CAE26 #2690AE #8826AE

square

#AE4426 #4CAE26 #2690AE #8826AE

split-complementary

#AE4426 #26AE88 #264CAE

monochromatic

#4A1D10 #7C301B #AE4426 #D55E3D #E0886F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#AE4426 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#AE4426 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4426

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4426	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4426	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)

#625722

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2A3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4426;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.146 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c62',
    500: '#ae4426',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4426;
$custom-light: #ce7c62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4426",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.235,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52593,
    "c": 0.14566,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4426

secondary

#6AB2C6

accent

#C2E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4426

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

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