#AE4C33#AE4C33

#AE4C33 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.134 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4C33
RGB	rgb(174, 76, 51)
HSL	hsl(12, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 70.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 38.40, 34.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 51.34, 41.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% 0.1095 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.134 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6395, 14.4092, 4.8257)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4C33 #3395AE

analogous

#AE3358 #AE4C33 #AE8A33

triadic

#AE4C33 #33AE4C #4C33AE

tetradic

#AE4C33 #58AE33 #3395AE #8A33AE

square

#AE4C33 #58AE33 #3395AE #8A33AE

split-complementary

#AE4C33 #33AE8A #3358AE

monochromatic

#4F2317 #7F3725 #AE4C33 #CC6B52 #DA9381

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#AE4C33 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#AE4C33 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4C33

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4C33	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4C33	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)

#665D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4c33;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 76, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.134 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd816b',
    500: '#ae4c33',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4c33;
$custom-light: #cd816b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4c33",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.195,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53879,
    "c": 0.13443,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4C33

secondary

#79B4C3

accent

#C0DE4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4C33

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

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