#AE442E#AE442E

#AE442E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.144 H 33.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE442E
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 46)
HSL	hsl(10, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 42.05, 35.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 54.79, 39.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.68% 0.1199 0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(52.68% 0.144 33.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0179, 13.3329, 4.1037)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE442E #2E98AE

analogous

#AE2E58 #AE442E #AE842E

triadic

#AE442E #2EAE44 #442EAE

tetradic

#AE442E #58AE2E #2E98AE #842EAE

square

#AE442E #58AE2E #2E98AE #842EAE

split-complementary

#AE442E #2EAE84 #2E58AE

monochromatic

#4D1E14 #7E3121 #AE442E #CF614A #DC8B7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#AE442E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AE442E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE442E

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE442E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE442E	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2B3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae442e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.144 33.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7c68',
    500: '#ae442e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae442e;
$custom-light: #cd7c68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae442e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.313,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52684,
    "c": 0.14367,
    "h": 33.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE442E

secondary

#74B6C4

accent

#C7E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE442E

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

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