#AE453B#AE453B

#AE453B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.140 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE453B
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 59)
HSL	hsl(5, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(5, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 42.28, 28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 50.73, 33.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1232 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.14 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3751, 13.5734, 5.6838)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE453B #3BA4AE

analogous

#AE3B6B #AE453B #AE7E3B

triadic

#AE453B #3BAE45 #453BAE

tetradic

#AE453B #6BAE3B #3BA4AE #7E3BAE

square

#AE453B #6BAE3B #3BA4AE #7E3BAE

split-complementary

#AE453B #3BAE7E #3B6BAE

monochromatic

#53211C #80332C #AE453B #C8675E #D8928C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AE453B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AE453B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE453B

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE453B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE453B	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605939

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae453b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.140 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d71',
    500: '#ae453b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae453b;
$custom-light: #cc7d71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae453b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.217,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53007,
    "c": 0.1397,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE453B

secondary

#82BDC2

accent

#CDD94F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE453B

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

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