#AE4626#AE4626

#AE4626 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.144 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4626
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 38)
HSL	hsl(14, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, 40.75, 39.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 56.91, 44.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% 0.1143 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.144 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9977, 13.5217, 3.3903)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4626 #268EAE

analogous

#AE264A #AE4626 #AE8A26

triadic

#AE4626 #26AE46 #4626AE

tetradic

#AE4626 #4AAE26 #268EAE #8A26AE

square

#AE4626 #4AAE26 #268EAE #8A26AE

split-complementary

#AE4626 #26AE8A #264AAE

monochromatic

#4A1E10 #7C321B #AE4626 #D5603D #E0896F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#AE4626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#AE4626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4626

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4626	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635822

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7023

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.144 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7d62',
    500: '#ae4626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4626;
$custom-light: #ce7d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52868,
    "c": 0.14379,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4626

secondary

#6AB0C6

accent

#C0E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4626

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

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