#AE4737#AE4737

#AE4737 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.138 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4737
RGB	rgb(174, 71, 55)
HSL	hsl(8, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 68.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 41.09, 30.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 51.32, 36.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% 0.1186 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.138 31)
XYZ	xyz(20.4004, 13.7837, 5.1999)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4737 #379EAE

analogous

#AE3763 #AE4737 #AE8237

triadic

#AE4737 #37AE47 #4737AE

tetradic

#AE4737 #63AE37 #379EAE #8237AE

square

#AE4737 #63AE37 #379EAE #8237AE

split-complementary

#AE4737 #37AE82 #3763AE

monochromatic

#51211A #7F3428 #AE4737 #CA6758 #D99286

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#AE4737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#AE4737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4737

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4737	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 71, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.138 31.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7e6e',
    500: '#ae4737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4737;
$custom-light: #cd7e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.067,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5322,
    "c": 0.13844,
    "h": 31
  },
  "luminance": 0.13781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4737

secondary

#7EBAC3

accent

#C8DB4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4737

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

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