#AE492E#AE492E

#AE492E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.139 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE492E
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 46)
HSL	hsl(13, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, 39.64, 36.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 53.64, 42.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% 0.1124 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.139 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3333, 13.9637, 4.2088)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE492E #2E93AE

analogous

#AE2E53 #AE492E #AE892E

triadic

#AE492E #2EAE49 #492EAE

tetradic

#AE492E #53AE2E #2E93AE #892EAE

square

#AE492E #53AE2E #2E93AE #892EAE

split-complementary

#AE492E #2EAE89 #2E53AE

monochromatic

#4D2014 #7E3521 #AE492E #CF664A #DC8F7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#AE492E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#AE492E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE492E

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE492E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE492E	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)

#655B2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae492e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.139 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7f68',
    500: '#ae492e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae492e;
$custom-light: #cd7f68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae492e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.656,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5338,
    "c": 0.13878,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE492E

secondary

#74B3C4

accent

#C1E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE492E

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

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