#AE4D2F#AE4D2F
#AE4D2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.135 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4D2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 77, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 73%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.96, 37.69, 36.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.96, 52.44, 44.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.98% 0.1066 0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.98% 0.135 37.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6246, 14.5143, 4.4042) |
| Luminance | 0.1451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.37
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.17
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.19
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.49
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.72
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4D2F #2F90AE
analogous
#AE2F50 #AE4D2F #AE8C2F
triadic
#AE4D2F #2FAE4D #4D2FAE
tetradic
#AE4D2F #50AE2F #2F90AE #8C2FAE
square
#AE4D2F #50AE2F #2F90AE #8C2FAE
split-complementary
#AE4D2F #2FAE8C #2F50AE
monochromatic
#4E2215 #7E3822 #AE4D2F #CF6B4C #DC927C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#AE4D2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#AE4D2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4D2F
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4D2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4D2F | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675D2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F722D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3846
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4d2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 77, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.135 37.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8169',
500: '#ae4d2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4d2f; $custom-light: #cd8169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4d2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 77,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.173,
"s": 57.466,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53976,
"c": 0.13467,
"h": 37.7
},
"luminance": 0.14512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4D2F
secondary
#75B1C4
accent
#BCE147
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A