#AE442A#AE442A

#AE442A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.145 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE442A
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.22, 41.87, 37.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.22, 56.06, 41.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1185 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.145 35)
XYZ	xyz(19.9427, 13.3028, 3.7076)
Luminance	0.1330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE442A #2A94AE

analogous

#AE2A52 #AE442A #AE862A

triadic

#AE442A #2AAE44 #442AAE

tetradic

#AE442A #52AE2A #2A94AE #862AAE

square

#AE442A #52AE2A #2A94AE #862AAE

split-complementary

#AE442A #2AAE86 #2A52AE

monochromatic

#4B1D12 #7D311E #AE442A #D25F43 #DE8975

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#AE442A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AE442A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE442A

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE442A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE442A	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)

#615727

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2B3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae442a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.145 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c65',
    500: '#ae442a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae442a;
$custom-light: #ce7c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae442a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.818,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52636,
    "c": 0.14466,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE442A

secondary

#6FB4C5

accent

#C5E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE442A

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

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