#AE482E#AE482E

#AE482E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.140 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE482E
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, 40.13, 35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 53.86, 41.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% 0.1139 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.14 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2681, 13.8334, 4.1871)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE482E #2E94AE

analogous

#AE2E54 #AE482E #AE882E

triadic

#AE482E #2EAE48 #482EAE

tetradic

#AE482E #54AE2E #2E94AE #882EAE

square

#AE482E #54AE2E #2E94AE #882EAE

split-complementary

#AE482E #2EAE88 #2E54AE

monochromatic

#4D2014 #7E3421 #AE482E #CF654A #DC8E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#AE482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#AE482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE482E

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE482E	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D702B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.140 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7e68',
    500: '#ae482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae482e;
$custom-light: #cd7e68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.188,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53238,
    "c": 0.13974,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE482E

secondary

#74B4C4

accent

#C2E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE482E

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

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