#AE493C#AE493C

#AE493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.135 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE493C
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(7, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, 40.41, 28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 49.38, 35.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1175 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.135 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6557, 14.0927, 5.9065)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE493C #3CA1AE

analogous

#AE3C68 #AE493C #AE823C

triadic

#AE493C #3CAE49 #493CAE

tetradic

#AE493C #68AE3C #3CA1AE #823CAE

square

#AE493C #68AE3C #3CA1AE #823CAE

split-complementary

#AE493C #3CAE82 #3C68AE

monochromatic

#53231D #80362C #AE493C #C86B5F #D8958D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#AE493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#AE493C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE493C

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE493C	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)

#635B3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C713A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.135 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f72',
    500: '#ae493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae493c;
$custom-light: #cc7f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.842,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53579,
    "c": 0.13516,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE493C

secondary

#83BBC2

accent

#C9D850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE493C

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

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