#AE462D#AE462D

#AE462D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.142 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE462D
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 41.05, 36.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 54.64, 41.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.95% 0.1166 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(52.95% 0.142 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1214, 13.5712, 4.0421)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE462D #2D95AE

analogous

#AE2D54 #AE462D #AE862D

triadic

#AE462D #2DAE46 #462DAE

tetradic

#AE462D #54AE2D #2D95AE #862DAE

square

#AE462D #54AE2D #2D95AE #862DAE

split-complementary

#AE462D #2DAE86 #2D54AE

monochromatic

#4D1F14 #7D3220 #AE462D #D06348 #DC8C79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AE462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AE462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE462D

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE462D	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63592A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.142 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d67',
    500: '#ae462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae462d;
$custom-light: #cd7d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.628,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52946,
    "c": 0.14196,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE462D

secondary

#72B5C4

accent

#C4E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE462D

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

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