#AE4428#AE4428

#AE4428 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.145 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4428
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 40)
HSL	hsl(13, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.20, 41.78, 38.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.20, 56.70, 42.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.1179 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.145 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9078, 13.2889, 3.5238)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4428 #2892AE

analogous

#AE284F #AE4428 #AE8728

triadic

#AE4428 #28AE44 #4428AE

tetradic

#AE4428 #4FAE28 #2892AE #8728AE

square

#AE4428 #4FAE28 #2892AE #8728AE

split-complementary

#AE4428 #28AE87 #284FAE

monochromatic

#4A1D11 #7C311D #AE4428 #D35F40 #DF8972

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#AE4428 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AE4428 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4428

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4428	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4428	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)

#625724

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2B3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4428;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.145 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c64',
    500: '#ae4428',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4428;
$custom-light: #ce7c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4428",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.537,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52614,
    "c": 0.14516,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4428

secondary

#6CB3C6

accent

#C4E642

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4428

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

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