#AE452C#AE452C
#AE452C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.143 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE452C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 69, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 74.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.42, 41.48, 36.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.42, 55.19, 41.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.8% 0.1177 0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.8% 0.143 34.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0404, 13.4395, 3.9212) |
| Luminance | 0.1344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.74
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.03
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.15
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.79
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.08
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE452C #2C95AE
analogous
#AE2C54 #AE452C #AE862C
triadic
#AE452C #2CAE45 #452CAE
tetradic
#AE452C #54AE2C #2C95AE #862CAE
square
#AE452C #54AE2C #2C95AE #862CAE
split-complementary
#AE452C #2CAE86 #2C54AE
monochromatic
#4C1E13 #7D3220 #AE452C #D06147 #DD8B78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#AE452C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#AE452C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE452C
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE452C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE452C | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.69 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625829
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF2D40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae452c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.143 34.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7d66',
500: '#ae452c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae452c; $custom-light: #cd7d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae452c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 69,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.538,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52796,
"c": 0.14319,
"h": 34.7
},
"luminance": 0.13437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE452C
secondary
#71B5C5
accent
#C4E345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A