#AE483B#AE483B

#AE483B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.136 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE483B
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 59)
HSL	hsl(7, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.16, 40.84, 28.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.16, 49.92, 35.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% 0.1186 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.136 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5643, 13.9518, 5.7469)
Luminance	0.1395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE483B #3BA1AE

analogous

#AE3B67 #AE483B #AE813B

triadic

#AE483B #3BAE48 #483BAE

tetradic

#AE483B #67AE3B #3BA1AE #813BAE

square

#AE483B #67AE3B #3BA1AE #813BAE

split-complementary

#AE483B #3BAE81 #3B67AE

monochromatic

#53221C #80352C #AE483B #C86A5E #D8948C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#AE483B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#AE483B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE483B

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE483B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE483B	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)

#635B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7138

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae483b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.136 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f71',
    500: '#ae483b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae483b;
$custom-light: #cc7f71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae483b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.783,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53422,
    "c": 0.13646,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE483B

secondary

#82BBC2

accent

#C9D94F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE483B

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

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