#AE4827#AE4827

#AE4827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.142 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4827
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 39)
HSL	hsl(15, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(15, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 39.82, 39.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 56.16, 44.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.1117 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.142 38)
XYZ	xyz(20.1412, 13.7826, 3.5188)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4827 #278DAE

analogous

#AE2749 #AE4827 #AE8C27

triadic

#AE4827 #27AE48 #4827AE

tetradic

#AE4827 #49AE27 #278DAE #8C27AE

square

#AE4827 #49AE27 #278DAE #8C27AE

split-complementary

#AE4827 #27AE8C #2749AE

monochromatic

#4A1F11 #7C331C #AE4827 #D4633E #DF8B70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#AE4827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#AE4827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4827

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4827	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)

#645A23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7024

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.142 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7e63',
    500: '#ae4827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4827;
$custom-light: #ce7e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.667,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53159,
    "c": 0.14166,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.1378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4827

secondary

#6BB0C6

accent

#BEE641

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4827

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

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