#AE4E2E#AE4E2E

#AE4E2E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.134 H 38.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE4E2E
RGBrgb(174, 78, 46)
HSLhsl(15, 58%, 43%)
HSVhsv(15, 74%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55.2%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(45.15, 37.14, 37.20)
CIE-LCHlch(45.15, 52.56, 45.05°)
OKLaboklab(54.11% 0.1047 0.0837)
OKLCHoklch(54.11% 0.134 38.6)
XYZxyz(20.6751, 14.6474, 4.3227)
Luminance0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyorange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE4E2E #2E8EAE
analogous
#AE2E4E #AE4E2E #AE8E2E
triadic
#AE4E2E #2EAE4E #4E2EAE
tetradic
#AE4E2E #4EAE2E #2E8EAE #8E2EAE
square
#AE4E2E #4EAE2E #2E8EAE #8E2EAE
split-complementary
#AE4E2E #2EAE8E #2E4EAE
monochromatic
#4D2314 #7E3821 #AE4E2E #CF6B4A #DC937A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34
#AE4E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93
#AE4E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4E2E
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE4E2E#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE4E2E1.005.343.935.34
#FFFFFF5.341.0021.001.00
#0000003.9321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.341.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#685E2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80732C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3A47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae4e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.134 38.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8268',
    500: '#ae4e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae4e2e;
$custom-light: #cd8268;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae4e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54113,
    "c": 0.13404,
    "h": 38.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE4E2E
secondary
#74B0C4
accent
#BBE146
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A

Preview Lab

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#AE4E2E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva