#AE493E#AE493E

#AE493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.135 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE493E
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(6, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(6, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 64.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 40.54, 27.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 48.84, 33.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1183 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.135 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7095, 14.1142, 6.1903)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE493E #3EA3AE

analogous

#AE3E6B #AE493E #AE813E

triadic

#AE493E #3EAE49 #493EAE

tetradic

#AE493E #6BAE3E #3EA3AE #813EAE

square

#AE493E #6BAE3E #3EA3AE #813EAE

split-complementary

#AE493E #3EAE81 #3E6BAE

monochromatic

#54231E #81362E #AE493E #C76C62 #D7968F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#AE493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#AE493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE493E

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE493E	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C713C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.135 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f73',
    500: '#ae493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae493e;
$custom-light: #cc7f73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.893,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53612,
    "c": 0.13472,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE493E

secondary

#86BCC2

accent

#CAD751

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE493E

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

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