#AE462A#AE462A

#AE462A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.143 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE462A
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 42)
HSL	hsl(13, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, 40.91, 37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 55.61, 42.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.1156 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.143 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0657, 13.5489, 3.7486)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE462A #2A92AE

analogous

#AE2A50 #AE462A #AE882A

triadic

#AE462A #2AAE46 #462AAE

tetradic

#AE462A #50AE2A #2A92AE #882AAE

square

#AE462A #50AE2A #2A92AE #882AAE

split-complementary

#AE462A #2AAE88 #2A50AE

monochromatic

#4B1E12 #7D321E #AE462A #D26243 #DE8B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#AE462A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AE462A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE462A

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE462A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE462A	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635926

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7027

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae462a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.143 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d65',
    500: '#ae462a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae462a;
$custom-light: #cd7d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae462a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.727,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52911,
    "c": 0.14274,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE462A

secondary

#6FB3C5

accent

#C2E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE462A

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

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