#AE482B#AE482B

#AE482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.141 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE482B
RGBrgb(174, 72, 43)
HSLhsl(13, 60%, 43%)
HSVhsv(13, 75%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58.6%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(43.96, 39.99, 37.53)
CIE-LCHlch(43.96, 54.84, 43.18°)
OKLaboklab(53.2% 0.1129 0.0837)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.141 36.6)
XYZxyz(20.2111, 13.8105, 3.8865)
Luminance0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE482B #2B91AE
analogous
#AE2B50 #AE482B #AE892B
triadic
#AE482B #2BAE48 #482BAE
tetradic
#AE482B #50AE2B #2B91AE #892BAE
square
#AE482B #50AE2B #2B91AE #892BAE
split-complementary
#AE482B #2BAE89 #2B50AE
monochromatic
#4C1F13 #7D341F #AE482B #D16445 #DD8D76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58
#AE482B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76
#AE482B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE482B
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE482B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE482B1.005.583.765.58
#FFFFFF5.581.0021.001.00
#0000003.7621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.581.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#645A27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3142
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.141 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7e66',
    500: '#ae482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae482b;
$custom-light: #cd7e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.282,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53202,
    "c": 0.14057,
    "h": 36.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE482B
secondary
#70B2C5
accent
#C0E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A

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#AE482B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva