#AE4F44#AE4F44
#AE4F44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.127 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4F44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 79, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 44%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 61%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.6%, 60.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.65, 37.96, 25.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.65, 45.59, 33.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.59% 0.1113 0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.59% 0.127 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2968, 15.0106, 7.2435) |
| Luminance | 0.1501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.30
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.79
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.35
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.79
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.20
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4F44 #44A3AE
analogous
#AE446E #AE4F44 #AE8444
triadic
#AE4F44 #44AE4F #4F44AE
tetradic
#AE4F44 #6EAE44 #44A3AE #8444AE
square
#AE4F44 #6EAE44 #44A3AE #8444AE
split-complementary
#AE4F44 #44AE84 #446EAE
monochromatic
#562722 #823B33 #AE4F44 #C5746A #D69D96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#AE4F44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#AE4F44 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4F44
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4F44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4F44 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675F43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7442
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3E4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4f44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 79, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.127 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8378',
500: '#ae4f44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4f44; $custom-light: #cb8378; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4f44",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 79,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.226,
"s": 43.802,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54591,
"c": 0.12676,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.15008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4F44
secondary
#8CBCC2
accent
#C6D454
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFED
border
#D3CAC8
text
#140B09
muted
#837C7B