#AE453C#AE453C

#AE453C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.139 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE453C
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(5, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 42.34, 27.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 50.47, 32.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.02% 0.1235 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(53.02% 0.139 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4013, 13.5838, 5.8217)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE453C #3CA5AE

analogous

#AE3C6C #AE453C #AE7E3C

triadic

#AE453C #3CAE45 #453CAE

tetradic

#AE453C #6CAE3C #3CA5AE #7E3CAE

square

#AE453C #6CAE3C #3CA5AE #7E3CAE

split-complementary

#AE453C #3CAE7E #3C6CAE

monochromatic

#53211D #80332C #AE453C #C8685F #D8938D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AE453C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AE453C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE453C

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE453C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE453C	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7039

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae453c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.139 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d72',
    500: '#ae453c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae453c;
$custom-light: #cc7d72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae453c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.737,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53024,
    "c": 0.13949,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE453C

secondary

#83BDC2

accent

#CDD850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE453C

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

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