#AE452E#AE452E

#AE452E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.143 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE452E
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 46)
HSL	hsl(11, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 41.58, 35.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 54.55, 40.35°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.1184 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.143 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0789, 13.4549, 4.1240)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE452E #2E97AE

analogous

#AE2E57 #AE452E #AE852E

triadic

#AE452E #2EAE45 #452EAE

tetradic

#AE452E #57AE2E #2E97AE #852EAE

square

#AE452E #57AE2E #2E97AE #852EAE

split-complementary

#AE452E #2EAE85 #2E57AE

monochromatic

#4D1F14 #7E3221 #AE452E #CF624A #DC8C7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AE452E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AE452E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE452E

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE452E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE452E	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2D40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae452e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.143 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d68',
    500: '#ae452e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae452e;
$custom-light: #cd7d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae452e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.781,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5282,
    "c": 0.14269,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE452E

secondary

#74B6C4

accent

#C6E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE452E

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

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