#AE4527#AE4527
#AE4527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.144 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4527 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 69, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 77.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.37, 41.27, 39.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.37, 56.80, 43.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.74% 0.1161 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.74% 0.144 36.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9520, 13.4041, 3.4557) |
| Luminance | 0.1340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.48
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.55
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.00
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.21
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.32
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4527 #2790AE
analogous
#AE274D #AE4527 #AE8927
triadic
#AE4527 #27AE45 #4527AE
tetradic
#AE4527 #4DAE27 #2790AE #8927AE
square
#AE4527 #4DAE27 #2790AE #8927AE
split-complementary
#AE4527 #27AE89 #274DAE
monochromatic
#4A1D11 #7C311C #AE4527 #D4603E #DF8970
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#AE4527 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#AE4527 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4527
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4527 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4527 | 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)
#625823
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF2C3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4527; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.144 36.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7c63',
500: '#ae4527',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4527; $custom-light: #ce7c63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4527",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 69,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.333,
"s": 63.38,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5274,
"c": 0.14447,
"h": 36.5
},
"luminance": 0.13401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4527
secondary
#6BB2C6
accent
#C2E641
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A05
muted
#837C7A