#AE4E38#AE4E38

#AE4E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.131 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4E38
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 56)
HSL	hsl(11, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 37.68, 31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 49.29, 40.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% 0.1082 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.131 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8957, 14.7356, 5.4845)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4E38 #3898AE

analogous

#AE385D #AE4E38 #AE8938

triadic

#AE4E38 #38AE4E #4E38AE

tetradic

#AE4E38 #5DAE38 #3898AE #8938AE

square

#AE4E38 #5DAE38 #3898AE #8938AE

split-complementary

#AE4E38 #38AE89 #385DAE

monochromatic

#51241A #803929 #AE4E38 #CA6E59 #D99788

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#AE4E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AE4E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4E38

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4E38	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7336

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.131 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc826f',
    500: '#ae4e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4e38;
$custom-light: #cc826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.186,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54246,
    "c": 0.13098,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4E38

secondary

#7FB6C3

accent

#C0DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4E38

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

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