#AE4C2C#AE4C2C

#AE4C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.137 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4C2C
RGB	rgb(174, 76, 44)
HSL	hsl(15, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(15, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 38.05, 37.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 53.65, 44.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.1071 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.137 38.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4967, 14.3521, 4.0733)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4C2C #2C8EAE

analogous

#AE2C4D #AE4C2C #AE8D2C

triadic

#AE4C2C #2CAE4C #4C2CAE

tetradic

#AE4C2C #4DAE2C #2C8EAE #8D2CAE

square

#AE4C2C #4DAE2C #2C8EAE #8D2CAE

split-complementary

#AE4C2C #2CAE8D #2C4DAE

monochromatic

#4C2113 #7D3720 #AE4C2C #D06947 #DD9178

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#AE4C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AE4C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4C2C

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4C2C	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7229

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 76, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.137 38.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8167',
    500: '#ae4c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4c2c;
$custom-light: #cd8167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.769,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53792,
    "c": 0.13651,
    "h": 38.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4C2C

secondary

#71B0C5

accent

#BCE345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4C2C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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