#AE482A#AE482A

#AE482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.141 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE482A
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(14, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.95, 39.95, 38.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.95, 55.17, 43.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% 0.1126 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.141 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1929, 13.8033, 3.7910)
Luminance	0.1380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE482A #2A90AE

analogous

#AE2A4E #AE482A #AE8A2A

triadic

#AE482A #2AAE48 #482AAE

tetradic

#AE482A #4EAE2A #2A90AE #8A2AAE

square

#AE482A #4EAE2A #2A90AE #8A2AAE

split-complementary

#AE482A #2AAE8A #2A4EAE

monochromatic

#4B1F12 #7D341E #AE482A #D26443 #DE8D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#AE482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#AE482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE482A

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE482A	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7027

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.141 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7e65',
    500: '#ae482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae482a;
$custom-light: #cd7e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.636,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53191,
    "c": 0.14084,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE482A

secondary

#6FB1C5

accent

#C0E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE482A

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

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