#AE492B#AE492B

#AE492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.140 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE492B
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 43)
HSL	hsl(14, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(14, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 39.50, 37.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 54.62, 43.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% 0.1114 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.14 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2762, 13.9409, 3.9082)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE492B #2B90AE

analogous

#AE2B4F #AE492B #AE8A2B

triadic

#AE492B #2BAE49 #492BAE

tetradic

#AE492B #4FAE2B #2B90AE #8A2BAE

square

#AE492B #4FAE2B #2B90AE #8A2BAE

split-complementary

#AE492B #2BAE8A #2B4FAE

monochromatic

#4C2013 #7D341F #AE492B #D16545 #DD8E76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#AE492B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#AE492B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE492B

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE492B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE492B	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)

#655A27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7128

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae492b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.140 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7f66',
    500: '#ae492b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae492b;
$custom-light: #cd7f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae492b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.74,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53345,
    "c": 0.13962,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE492B

secondary

#70B1C5

accent

#BFE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE492B

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

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