#AE4523#AE4523
#AE4523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.145 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 69, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 79.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.33, 41.12, 41.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.33, 58.11, 44.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.7% 0.1149 0.0892) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.7% 0.145 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8892, 13.3790, 3.1249) |
| Luminance | 0.1338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.55
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.12
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.37
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.91
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.33
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4523 #238CAE
analogous
#AE2347 #AE4523 #AE8A23
triadic
#AE4523 #23AE45 #4523AE
tetradic
#AE4523 #47AE23 #238CAE #8A23AE
square
#AE4523 #47AE23 #238CAE #8A23AE
split-complementary
#AE4523 #23AE8A #2347AE
monochromatic
#481D0F #7B3119 #AE4523 #D75E37 #E1876A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#AE4523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#AE4523 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4523
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4523 | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#63581E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF2C3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.145 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7c60',
500: '#ae4523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4523; $custom-light: #ce7c60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4523",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 69,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.676,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.527,
"c": 0.14548,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.13376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4523
secondary
#66AFC7
accent
#C0E93E
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEEEA
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A05
muted
#837C79