#AE4A32#AE4A32
#AE4A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.137 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4A32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 74, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 71.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.42, 39.34, 34.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.42, 52.12, 40.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.58% 0.1123 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.58% 0.137 34.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4821, 14.1292, 4.6656) |
| Luminance | 0.1413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.69
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.81
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.95
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.42
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.43
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4A32 #3296AE
analogous
#AE3258 #AE4A32 #AE8832
triadic
#AE4A32 #32AE4A #4A32AE
tetradic
#AE4A32 #58AE32 #3296AE #8832AE
square
#AE4A32 #58AE32 #3296AE #8832AE
split-complementary
#AE4A32 #32AE88 #3258AE
monochromatic
#4F2217 #7E3624 #AE4A32 #CD6850 #DA9180
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#AE4A32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.83
#AE4A32 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4A32
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4A32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4A32 | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.83 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655B2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3545
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4a32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 74, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.137 34.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd806b',
500: '#ae4a32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4a32; $custom-light: #cd806b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4a32",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 74,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.613,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53575,
"c": 0.13669,
"h": 34.8
},
"luminance": 0.14127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4A32
secondary
#78B5C4
accent
#C2DF49
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A