#AE472B#AE472B

#AE472B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.142 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE472B
RGB	rgb(174, 71, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 40.48, 37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 55.06, 42.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% 0.1144 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.142 36.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1469, 13.6823, 3.8651)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE472B #2B92AE

analogous

#AE2B51 #AE472B #AE882B

triadic

#AE472B #2BAE47 #472BAE

tetradic

#AE472B #51AE2B #2B92AE #882BAE

square

#AE472B #51AE2B #2B92AE #882BAE

split-complementary

#AE472B #2BAE88 #2B51AE

monochromatic

#4C1F13 #7D331F #AE472B #D16345 #DD8C76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#AE472B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#AE472B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE472B

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE472B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE472B	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7028

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae472b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 71, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.142 36.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7e66',
    500: '#ae472b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae472b;
$custom-light: #cd7e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae472b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.824,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53061,
    "c": 0.14152,
    "h": 36.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE472B

secondary

#70B3C5

accent

#C1E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE472B

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

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