#AE472A#AE472A
#AE472A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.142 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE472A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 71, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.76, 40.43, 37.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.76, 55.39, 43.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.05% 0.1141 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.05% 0.142 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1288, 13.6750, 3.7696) |
| Luminance | 0.1367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.84
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.10
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.18
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.43
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.48
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE472A #2A91AE
analogous
#AE2A4F #AE472A #AE892A
triadic
#AE472A #2AAE47 #472AAE
tetradic
#AE472A #4FAE2A #2A91AE #892AAE
square
#AE472A #4FAE2A #2A91AE #892AAE
split-complementary
#AE472A #2AAE89 #2A4FAE
monochromatic
#4B1F12 #7D331E #AE472A #D26343 #DE8C75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#AE472A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#AE472A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE472A
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE472A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE472A | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.73 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF2F41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae472a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 71, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.142 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7e65',
500: '#ae472a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae472a; $custom-light: #cd7e65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae472a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 71,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.182,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5305,
"c": 0.14179,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.13672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE472A
secondary
#6FB2C5
accent
#C1E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A