#AE493B#AE493B

#AE493B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.135 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE493B
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 59)
HSL	hsl(7, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 40.35, 28.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 49.65, 35.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.1171 0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.135 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6295, 14.0822, 5.7686)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE493B #3BA0AE

analogous

#AE3B67 #AE493B #AE823B

triadic

#AE493B #3BAE49 #493BAE

tetradic

#AE493B #67AE3B #3BA0AE #823BAE

square

#AE493B #67AE3B #3BA0AE #823BAE

split-complementary

#AE493B #3BAE82 #3B67AE

monochromatic

#53231C #80362C #AE493B #C86B5E #D8958C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#AE493B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#AE493B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE493B

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE493B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE493B	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7139

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae493b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.135 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f71',
    500: '#ae493b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae493b;
$custom-light: #cc7f71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae493b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.304,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53563,
    "c": 0.13539,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE493B

secondary

#82BBC2

accent

#C8D94F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE493B

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →