#AE4938#AE4938

#AE4938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.136 H 31.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4938
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 56)
HSL	hsl(9, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.31, 40.17, 30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.31, 50.52, 37.33°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% 0.116 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.136 31.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5539, 14.0519, 5.3706)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4938 #389DAE

analogous

#AE3862 #AE4938 #AE8438

triadic

#AE4938 #38AE49 #4938AE

tetradic

#AE4938 #62AE38 #389DAE #8438AE

square

#AE4938 #62AE38 #389DAE #8438AE

split-complementary

#AE4938 #38AE84 #3862AE

monochromatic

#51221A #803629 #AE4938 #CA6A59 #D99388

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#AE4938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#AE4938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4938

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4938	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7135

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3445

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.136 31.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f6f',
    500: '#ae4938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4938;
$custom-light: #cc7f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.644,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53516,
    "c": 0.13611,
    "h": 31.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4938

secondary

#7FB9C3

accent

#C6DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4938

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

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