#AE4641#AE4641

#AE4641 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.137 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4641
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 65)
HSL	hsl(3, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(3, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 62.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.89, 42.20, 24.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.89, 48.95, 30.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.124 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.137 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6018, 13.7633, 6.5717)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4641 #41A9AE

analogous

#AE4173 #AE4641 #AE7D41

triadic

#AE4641 #41AE46 #4641AE

tetradic

#AE4641 #73AE41 #41A9AE #7D41AE

square

#AE4641 #73AE41 #41A9AE #7D41AE

split-complementary

#AE4641 #41AE7D #4173AE

monochromatic

#552220 #813430 #AE4641 #C66B66 #D79693

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#AE4641 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AE4641 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4641

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4641	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4641	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4641;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.137 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d75',
    500: '#ae4641',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4641;
$custom-light: #cc7d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4641",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.752,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53247,
    "c": 0.13749,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4641

secondary

#89BFC2

accent

#CFD553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4641

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

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