#AE483D#AE483D

#AE483D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.136 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE483D
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 61)
HSL	hsl(6, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(6, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 64.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 40.97, 27.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 49.38, 33.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1194 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.136 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6172, 13.9730, 6.0253)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE483D #3DA3AE

analogous

#AE3D6A #AE483D #AE803D

triadic

#AE483D #3DAE48 #483DAE

tetradic

#AE483D #6AAE3D #3DA3AE #803DAE

square

#AE483D #6AAE3D #3DA3AE #803DAE

split-complementary

#AE483D #3DAE80 #3D6AAE

monochromatic

#53221D #81352D #AE483D #C86B61 #D7958E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#AE483D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#AE483D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE483D

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE483D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE483D	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)

#625B3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C713A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae483d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.136 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f72',
    500: '#ae483d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae483d;
$custom-light: #cc7f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae483d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.841,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53455,
    "c": 0.13603,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE483D

secondary

#85BCC2

accent

#CAD850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE483D

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

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