#AE4525#AE4525
#AE4525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.145 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4525 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 69, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 65%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 78.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.35, 41.19, 40.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.35, 57.46, 44.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.72% 0.1155 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.72% 0.145 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9197, 13.3912, 3.2858) |
| Luminance | 0.1339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.00
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.43
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.54
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.09
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.47
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4525 #258EAE
analogous
#AE2549 #AE4525 #AE8A25
triadic
#AE4525 #25AE45 #4525AE
tetradic
#AE4525 #49AE25 #258EAE #8A25AE
square
#AE4525 #49AE25 #258EAE #8A25AE
split-complementary
#AE4525 #25AE8A #2549AE
monochromatic
#491D10 #7C311A #AE4525 #D55F3B #E0886D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#AE4525 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#AE4525 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4525
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4525 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4525 | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625821
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF2C3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4525; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.145 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7c62',
500: '#ae4525',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4525; $custom-light: #ce7c62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4525",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 69,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.015,
"s": 64.929,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52719,
"c": 0.14498,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.13388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4525
secondary
#68B0C6
accent
#C1E840
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEEEA
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A05
muted
#837C79