#AE493A#AE493A

#AE493A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.136 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE493A
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 58)
HSL	hsl(8, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 66.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, 40.29, 29.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 49.94, 36.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.1167 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.136 30.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6038, 14.0719, 5.6333)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE493A #3A9FAE

analogous

#AE3A65 #AE493A #AE833A

triadic

#AE493A #3AAE49 #493AAE

tetradic

#AE493A #65AE3A #3A9FAE #833AAE

square

#AE493A #65AE3A #3A9FAE #833AAE

split-complementary

#AE493A #3AAE83 #3A65AE

monochromatic

#52221B #80362B #AE493A #C96A5C #D8948A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#AE493A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#AE493A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE493A

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE493A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE493A	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae493a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.136 30.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f70',
    500: '#ae493a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae493a;
$custom-light: #cc7f70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae493a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.759,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53547,
    "c": 0.13563,
    "h": 30.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE493A

secondary

#81BAC2

accent

#C8DA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE493A

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

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