#AE4B2C#AE4B2C
#AE4B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.137 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 75, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 74.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.54, 38.55, 37.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.54, 53.86, 44.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.65% 0.1087 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.65% 0.137 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4283, 14.2154, 4.0505) |
| Luminance | 0.1421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.40
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.70
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.63
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.93
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.41
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4B2C #2C8FAE
analogous
#AE2C4E #AE4B2C #AE8C2C
triadic
#AE4B2C #2CAE4B #4B2CAE
tetradic
#AE4B2C #4EAE2C #2C8FAE #8C2CAE
square
#AE4B2C #4EAE2C #2C8FAE #8C2CAE
split-complementary
#AE4B2C #2CAE8C #2C4EAE
monochromatic
#4C2113 #7D3620 #AE4B2C #D06847 #DD9078
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#AE4B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#AE4B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4B2C
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4B2C | 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)
#665C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7229
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3544
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 75, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.137 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8067',
500: '#ae4b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4b2c; $custom-light: #cd8067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 75,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.308,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53645,
"c": 0.13745,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.14213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4B2C
secondary
#71B1C5
accent
#BDE345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A