#AE482C#AE482C
#AE482C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.140 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE482C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 72, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 74.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.97, 40.03, 37.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.97, 54.51, 42.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.21% 0.1132 0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.21% 0.14 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2296, 13.8180, 3.9843) |
| Luminance | 0.1381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.17
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.22
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.43
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.52
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.78
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE482C #2C92AE
analogous
#AE2C51 #AE482C #AE892C
triadic
#AE482C #2CAE48 #482CAE
tetradic
#AE482C #51AE2C #2C92AE #892CAE
square
#AE482C #51AE2C #2C92AE #892CAE
split-complementary
#AE482C #2CAE89 #2C51AE
monochromatic
#4C2013 #7D3420 #AE482C #D06447 #DD8D78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.58
#AE482C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#AE482C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE482C
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE482C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE482C | 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)
#645A29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7029
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3142
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae482c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.140 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7e66',
500: '#ae482c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae482c; $custom-light: #cd7e66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae482c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 72,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.923,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53214,
"c": 0.14029,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.13815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE482C
secondary
#71B3C5
accent
#C1E345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A