#AE472E#AE472E

#AE472E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.141 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE472E
RGB	rgb(174, 71, 46)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.81, 40.61, 35.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.81, 54.09, 41.33°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1154 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.141 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2040, 13.7051, 4.1657)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE472E #2E95AE

analogous

#AE2E55 #AE472E #AE872E

triadic

#AE472E #2EAE47 #472EAE

tetradic

#AE472E #55AE2E #2E95AE #872EAE

square

#AE472E #55AE2E #2E95AE #872EAE

split-complementary

#AE472E #2EAE87 #2E55AE

monochromatic

#4D1F14 #7E3321 #AE472E #CF644A #DC8D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#AE472E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#AE472E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE472E

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE472E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE472E	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)

#63592B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D702B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae472e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 71, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.141 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7e68',
    500: '#ae472e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae472e;
$custom-light: #cd7e68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae472e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.719,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53097,
    "c": 0.14073,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE472E

secondary

#74B4C4

accent

#C3E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE472E

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

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