#AE4838#AE4838

#AE4838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.137 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4838
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.12, 40.66, 30.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.12, 50.77, 36.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.1175 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.137 31.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4887, 13.9216, 5.3488)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4838 #389EAE

analogous

#AE3863 #AE4838 #AE8338

triadic

#AE4838 #38AE48 #4838AE

tetradic

#AE4838 #63AE38 #389EAE #8338AE

square

#AE4838 #63AE38 #389EAE #8338AE

split-complementary

#AE4838 #38AE83 #3863AE

monochromatic

#51221A #803529 #AE4838 #CA6959 #D99388

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#AE4838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#AE4838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4838

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4838	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7135

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.137 31.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7f6f',
    500: '#ae4838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4838;
$custom-light: #cd7f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.136,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53375,
    "c": 0.13716,
    "h": 31.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4838

secondary

#7FBAC3

accent

#C8DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4838

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

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