#AE4B2E#AE4B2E
#AE4B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.137 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 75, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 73.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.56, 38.65, 36.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.56, 53.20, 43.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.67% 0.1094 0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.67% 0.137 37) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4668, 14.2308, 4.2533) |
| Luminance | 0.1423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.72
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.18
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.06
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.20
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4B2E #2E91AE
analogous
#AE2E51 #AE4B2E #AE8B2E
triadic
#AE4B2E #2EAE4B #4B2EAE
tetradic
#AE4B2E #51AE2E #2E91AE #8B2EAE
square
#AE4B2E #51AE2E #2E91AE #8B2EAE
split-complementary
#AE4B2E #2EAE8B #2E51AE
monochromatic
#4D2114 #7E3621 #AE4B2E #CF684A #DC917A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.46
#AE4B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.85
#AE4B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4B2E
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4B2E | 1.00 | 5.46 | 3.85 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665C2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E722B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3645
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 75, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.137 37.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8068',
500: '#ae4b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4b2e; $custom-light: #cd8068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 75,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.594,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53669,
"c": 0.13687,
"h": 37
},
"luminance": 0.14228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4B2E
secondary
#74B2C4
accent
#BEE146
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A