#AE493D#AE493D

#AE493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.135 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE493D
RGBrgb(174, 73, 61)
HSLhsl(6, 48%, 46%)
HSVhsv(6, 65%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 64.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(44.38, 40.48, 27.80)
CIE-LCHlch(44.38, 49.10, 34.48°)
OKLaboklab(53.6% 0.1179 0.0657)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.135 29.1)
XYZxyz(20.6823, 14.1033, 6.0471)
Luminance0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE493D #3DA2AE
analogous
#AE3D69 #AE493D #AE813D
triadic
#AE493D #3DAE49 #493DAE
tetradic
#AE493D #69AE3D #3DA2AE #813DAE
square
#AE493D #69AE3D #3DA2AE #813DAE
split-complementary
#AE493D #3DAE81 #3D69AE
monochromatic
#53231D #81362D #AE493D #C86C61 #D7968E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50
#AE493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82
#AE493D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE493D
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE493D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE493D1.005.503.825.50
#FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00
#0000003.8221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#635B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C713B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3547
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae493d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.135 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f73',
    500: '#ae493d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae493d;
$custom-light: #cc7f73;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae493d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.372,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53596,
    "c": 0.13494,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE493D
secondary
#85BCC2
accent
#C9D850
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEC
border
#D3C9C7
text
#150A08
muted
#837C7B

Preview Lab

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#AE493D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva