#AE452A#AE452A
#AE452A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.144 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE452A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 69, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.40, 41.39, 37.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.40, 55.83, 42.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.77% 0.1171 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.77% 0.144 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0037, 13.4248, 3.7279) |
| Luminance | 0.1342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.89
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.17
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.25
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.73
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE452A #2A93AE
analogous
#AE2A51 #AE452A #AE872A
triadic
#AE452A #2AAE45 #452AAE
tetradic
#AE452A #51AE2A #2A93AE #872AAE
square
#AE452A #51AE2A #2A93AE #872AAE
split-complementary
#AE452A #2AAE87 #2A51AE
monochromatic
#4B1E12 #7D311E #AE452A #D26143 #DE8A75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#AE452A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#AE452A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE452A
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE452A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE452A | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625827
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF2C3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae452a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.144 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7d65',
500: '#ae452a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae452a; $custom-light: #ce7d65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae452a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 69,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.273,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52773,
"c": 0.1437,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.13422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE452A
secondary
#6FB3C5
accent
#C3E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A