#AE472D#AE472D

#AE472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.141 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE472D
RGB	rgb(174, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, 40.57, 36.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 54.41, 41.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.1151 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.141 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1845, 13.6973, 4.0631)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE472D #2D94AE

analogous

#AE2D53 #AE472D #AE872D

triadic

#AE472D #2DAE47 #472DAE

tetradic

#AE472D #53AE2D #2D94AE #872DAE

square

#AE472D #53AE2D #2D94AE #872DAE

split-complementary

#AE472D #2DAE87 #2D53AE

monochromatic

#4D1F14 #7D3320 #AE472D #D06448 #DC8D79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#AE472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#AE472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE472D

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE472D	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)

#63592A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D702A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.141 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7e67',
    500: '#ae472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae472d;
$custom-light: #cd7e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.093,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53085,
    "c": 0.14099,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE472D

secondary

#72B4C4

accent

#C3E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE472D

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

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