#AE492A#AE492A

#AE492A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.140 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE492A
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 42)
HSL	hsl(14, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 39.46, 38.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 54.96, 44.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% 0.1111 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.14 37.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2581, 13.9336, 3.8127)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE492A #2A8FAE

analogous

#AE2A4D #AE492A #AE8B2A

triadic

#AE492A #2AAE49 #492AAE

tetradic

#AE492A #4DAE2A #2A8FAE #8B2AAE

square

#AE492A #4DAE2A #2A8FAE #8B2AAE

split-complementary

#AE492A #2AAE8B #2A4DAE

monochromatic

#4B2012 #7D341E #AE492A #D26543 #DE8D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#AE492A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#AE492A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE492A

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE492A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE492A	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7127

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae492a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.140 37.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7f65',
    500: '#ae492a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae492a;
$custom-light: #cd7f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae492a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.091,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53334,
    "c": 0.1399,
    "h": 37.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE492A

secondary

#6FB1C5

accent

#BEE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE492A

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

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