#AE4C2E#AE4C2E

#AE4C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.136 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4C2E
RGB	rgb(174, 76, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(14, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 38.15, 36.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 52.98, 43.95°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1078 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.136 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5352, 14.3675, 4.2761)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4C2E #2E90AE

analogous

#AE2E50 #AE4C2E #AE8C2E

triadic

#AE4C2E #2EAE4C #4C2EAE

tetradic

#AE4C2E #50AE2E #2E90AE #8C2EAE

square

#AE4C2E #50AE2E #2E90AE #8C2EAE

split-complementary

#AE4C2E #2EAE8C #2E50AE

monochromatic

#4D2214 #7E3721 #AE4C2E #CF694A #DC917A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#AE4C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AE4C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4C2E

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4C2E	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 76, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.136 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8168',
    500: '#ae4c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4c2e;
$custom-light: #cd8168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.063,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53816,
    "c": 0.13591,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4C2E

secondary

#74B1C4

accent

#BDE146

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4C2E

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

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