#AE463C#AE463C

#AE463C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.138 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE463C
RGB	rgb(174, 70, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(5, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.81, 41.87, 27.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.81, 50.19, 33.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.1221 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.138 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4633, 13.7079, 5.8424)
Luminance	0.1371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE463C #3CA4AE

analogous

#AE3C6B #AE463C #AE7F3C

triadic

#AE463C #3CAE46 #463CAE

tetradic

#AE463C #6BAE3C #3CA4AE #7F3CAE

square

#AE463C #6BAE3C #3CA4AE #7F3CAE

split-complementary

#AE463C #3CAE7F #3C6BAE

monochromatic

#53211D #80342C #AE463C #C8685F #D8938D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#AE463C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#AE463C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE463C

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE463C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE463C	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7039

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae463c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 70, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.138 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d72',
    500: '#ae463c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae463c;
$custom-light: #cc7d72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae463c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.263,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5316,
    "c": 0.13841,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE463C

secondary

#83BDC2

accent

#CCD850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE463C

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

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