#AE4A3A#AE4A3A
#AE4A3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.135 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4A3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 74, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 66.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.52, 39.80, 29.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.52, 49.68, 36.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.69% 0.1152 0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.69% 0.135 31.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6700, 14.2044, 5.6554) |
| Luminance | 0.1420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.88
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.33
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.06
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.29
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.11
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4A3A #3A9EAE
analogous
#AE3A64 #AE4A3A #AE843A
triadic
#AE4A3A #3AAE4A #4A3AAE
tetradic
#AE4A3A #64AE3A #3A9EAE #843AAE
square
#AE4A3A #64AE3A #3A9EAE #843AAE
split-complementary
#AE4A3A #3AAE84 #3A64AE
monochromatic
#52231B #80362B #AE4A3A #C96B5C #D8958A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#AE4A3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#AE4A3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4A3A
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4A3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4A3A | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645C38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7138
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3647
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4a3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 74, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.135 31.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8070',
500: '#ae4a3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4a3a; $custom-light: #cc8070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4a3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 74,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.276,
"s": 50,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5369,
"c": 0.13458,
"h": 31.1
},
"luminance": 0.14202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4A3A
secondary
#81B9C2
accent
#C6DA4E
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEC
border
#D3CAC7
text
#150A07
muted
#837C7A