#AE453F#AE453F

#AE453F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.139 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE453F
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 63)
HSL	hsl(3, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 63.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 42.54, 25.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 49.72, 31.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.1247 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.139 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4828, 13.6165, 6.2513)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE453F #3FA8AE

analogous

#AE3F71 #AE453F #AE7D3F

triadic

#AE453F #3FAE45 #453FAE

tetradic

#AE453F #71AE3F #3FA8AE #7D3FAE

square

#AE453F #71AE3F #3FA8AE #7D3FAE

split-complementary

#AE453F #3FAE7D #3F71AE

monochromatic

#54211E #81332F #AE453F #C76964 #D79490

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#AE453F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AE453F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE453F

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE453F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE453F	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3044

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae453f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.139 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d74',
    500: '#ae453f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae453f;
$custom-light: #cc7d74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae453f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.243,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53075,
    "c": 0.13896,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE453F

secondary

#87BFC2

accent

#CFD651

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE453F

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

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