#AE462F#AE462F

#AE462F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.141 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE462F
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 47)
HSL	hsl(11, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(11, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 73%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 41.14, 34.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 54.00, 40.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.1173 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.141 34)
XYZ	xyz(20.1609, 13.5869, 4.2497)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE462F #2F97AE

analogous

#AE2F57 #AE462F #AE852F

triadic

#AE462F #2FAE46 #462FAE

tetradic

#AE462F #57AE2F #2F97AE #852FAE

square

#AE462F #57AE2F #2F97AE #852FAE

split-complementary

#AE462F #2FAE85 #2F57AE

monochromatic

#4E1F15 #7E3322 #AE462F #CF634C #DC8D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AE462F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AE462F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE462F

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE462F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE462F	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62592C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae462f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.141 34.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d68',
    500: '#ae462f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae462f;
$custom-light: #cd7d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae462f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.866,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5297,
    "c": 0.14145,
    "h": 34
  },
  "luminance": 0.13584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE462F

secondary

#75B6C4

accent

#C5E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE462F

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

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