#AE4D3E#AE4D3E
#AE4D3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.130 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 77, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 64.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.16, 38.56, 28.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.16, 47.75, 36.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.19% 0.1121 0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.19% 0.13 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9808, 14.6568, 6.2807) |
| Luminance | 0.1465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.83
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.19
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.69
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.88
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.09
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4D3E #3E9FAE
analogous
#AE3E67 #AE4D3E #AE853E
triadic
#AE4D3E #3EAE4D #4D3EAE
tetradic
#AE4D3E #67AE3E #3E9FAE #853EAE
square
#AE4D3E #67AE3E #3E9FAE #853EAE
split-complementary
#AE4D3E #3EAE85 #3E67AE
monochromatic
#54251E #81392E #AE4D3E #C77062 #D7998F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.34
#AE4D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.93
#AE4D3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4D3E
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4D3E | 1.00 | 5.34 | 3.93 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665E3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E733C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3A4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 77, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.130 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8273',
500: '#ae4d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4d3e; $custom-light: #cc8273; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 77,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.036,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54191,
"c": 0.13039,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.14654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4D3E
secondary
#86BAC2
accent
#C5D751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFED
border
#D3CAC8
text
#140B08
muted
#837C7B