#AE462C#AE462C

#AE462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.142 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE462C
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, 41.00, 36.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 54.96, 41.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1162 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.142 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1024, 13.5636, 3.9419)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AE462C #2C94AE

analogous

#AE2C53 #AE462C #AE872C

triadic

#AE462C #2CAE46 #462CAE

tetradic

#AE462C #53AE2C #2C94AE #872CAE

square

#AE462C #53AE2C #2C94AE #872CAE

split-complementary

#AE462C #2CAE87 #2C53AE

monochromatic

#4C1F13 #7D3220 #AE462C #D06247 #DD8C78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#AE462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AE462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE462C

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE462C	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)

#635929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7029

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.142 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d66',
    500: '#ae462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae462c;
$custom-light: #cd7d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52934,
    "c": 0.14222,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE462C

secondary

#71B4C5

accent

#C3E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE462C

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

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