#AE462B#AE462B

#AE462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.142 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE462B
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 40.96, 37.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 55.28, 42.19°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1159 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.142 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0839, 13.5561, 3.8441)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE462B #2B93AE

analogous

#AE2B52 #AE462B #AE872B

triadic

#AE462B #2BAE46 #462BAE

tetradic

#AE462B #52AE2B #2B93AE #872BAE

square

#AE462B #52AE2B #2B93AE #872BAE

split-complementary

#AE462B #2BAE87 #2B52AE

monochromatic

#4C1F13 #7D321F #AE462B #D16245 #DD8B76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#AE462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AE462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE462B

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE462B	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)

#635928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7028

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.142 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d66',
    500: '#ae462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae462b;
$custom-light: #cd7d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.366,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52922,
    "c": 0.14248,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE462B

secondary

#70B3C5

accent

#C3E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE462B

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

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