#AE443C#AE443C

#AE443C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.141 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE443C
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 60)
HSL	hsl(4, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(4, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 42.82, 27.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 50.75, 32.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.125 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.141 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3403, 13.4619, 5.8014)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE443C #3CA6AE

analogous

#AE3C6D #AE443C #AE7D3C

triadic

#AE443C #3CAE44 #443CAE

tetradic

#AE443C #6DAE3C #3CA6AE #7D3CAE

square

#AE443C #6DAE3C #3CA6AE #7D3CAE

split-complementary

#AE443C #3CAE7D #3C6DAE

monochromatic

#53201D #80322C #AE443C #C8675F #D8928D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AE443C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AE443C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE443C

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE443C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE443C	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60583B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae443c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.141 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c72',
    500: '#ae443c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae443c;
$custom-light: #cc7c72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae443c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.211,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52889,
    "c": 0.14059,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE443C

secondary

#83BEC2

accent

#CFD850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE443C

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

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