#AE4638#AE4638

#AE4638 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.139 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4638
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(7, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.75, 41.63, 29.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.75, 51.29, 35.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1205 0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.139 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3615, 13.6672, 5.3064)
Luminance	0.1366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4638 #38A0AE

analogous

#AE3865 #AE4638 #AE8138

triadic

#AE4638 #38AE46 #4638AE

tetradic

#AE4638 #65AE38 #38A0AE #8138AE

square

#AE4638 #65AE38 #38A0AE #8138AE

split-complementary

#AE4638 #38AE81 #3865AE

monochromatic

#51211A #803329 #AE4638 #CA6759 #D99188

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#AE4638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#AE4638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4638

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4638	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615936

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.139 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d6f',
    500: '#ae4638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4638;
$custom-light: #cd7d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.119,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53097,
    "c": 0.13926,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4638

secondary

#7FBBC3

accent

#CADB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4638

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

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