#AE4B40#AE4B40
#AE4B40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.132 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 75, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 46%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 63%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 63.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.81, 39.69, 26.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.81, 47.75, 33.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.93% 0.116 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.93% 0.132 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8989, 14.4036, 6.5291) |
| Luminance | 0.1440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.79
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.56
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.51
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.06
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.26
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4B40 #40A3AE
analogous
#AE406C #AE4B40 #AE8240
triadic
#AE4B40 #40AE4B #4B40AE
tetradic
#AE4B40 #6CAE40 #40A3AE #8240AE
square
#AE4B40 #6CAE40 #40A3AE #8240AE
split-complementary
#AE4B40 #40AE82 #406CAE
monochromatic
#55241F #813830 #AE4B40 #C66F65 #D79992
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#AE4B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#AE4B40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4B40
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4B40 | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.88 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645D3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D723E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3849
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 75, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.132 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8075',
500: '#ae4b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4b40; $custom-light: #cc8075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 75,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6,
"s": 46.218,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53932,
"c": 0.1321,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.14401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4B40
secondary
#88BCC2
accent
#C9D652
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFED
border
#D3CAC8
text
#140A08
muted
#837C7B