#AE4C32#AE4C32

#AE4C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.135 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4C32
RGB	rgb(174, 76, 50)
HSL	hsl(13, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(13, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 38.35, 34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 51.66, 42.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% 0.1092 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.135 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6177, 14.4005, 4.7109)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4C32 #3294AE

analogous

#AE3256 #AE4C32 #AE8A32

triadic

#AE4C32 #32AE4C #4C32AE

tetradic

#AE4C32 #56AE32 #3294AE #8A32AE

square

#AE4C32 #56AE32 #3294AE #8A32AE

split-complementary

#AE4C32 #32AE8A #3256AE

monochromatic

#4F2217 #7E3724 #AE4C32 #CD6A50 #DA9380

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#AE4C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#AE4C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4C32

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4C32	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)

#665D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 76, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.135 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd816b',
    500: '#ae4c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4c32;
$custom-light: #cd816b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.581,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53866,
    "c": 0.13472,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4C32

secondary

#78B4C4

accent

#BFDF49

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4C32

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

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