#AE483A#AE483A

#AE483A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.137 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE483A
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 58)
HSL	hsl(7, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(7, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 66.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 40.78, 29.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 50.20, 35.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.1183 0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.137 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5386, 13.9416, 5.6116)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE483A #3AA0AE

analogous

#AE3A66 #AE483A #AE823A

triadic

#AE483A #3AAE48 #483AAE

tetradic

#AE483A #66AE3A #3AA0AE #823AAE

square

#AE483A #66AE3A #3AA0AE #823AAE

split-complementary

#AE483A #3AAE82 #3A66AE

monochromatic

#52221B #80352B #AE483A #C9695C #D8948A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#AE483A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#AE483A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE483A

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE483A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE483A	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae483a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.137 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f70',
    500: '#ae483a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae483a;
$custom-light: #cc7f70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae483a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.241,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53406,
    "c": 0.13669,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE483A

secondary

#81BBC2

accent

#C9DA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE483A

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

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