#AE5037#AE5037

#AE5037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.129 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5037
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 55)
HSL	hsl(13, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 68.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 36.60, 32.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 49.14, 41.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.1047 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.129 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0158, 15.0144, 5.4051)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5037 #3795AE

analogous

#AE375A #AE5037 #AE8C37

triadic

#AE5037 #37AE50 #5037AE

tetradic

#AE5037 #5AAE37 #3795AE #8C37AE

square

#AE5037 #5AAE37 #3795AE #8C37AE

split-complementary

#AE5037 #37AE8C #375AAE

monochromatic

#51251A #7F3B28 #AE5037 #CA7058 #D99886

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#AE5037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#AE5037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5037

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5037	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3D4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.129 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc836e',
    500: '#ae5037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5037;
$custom-light: #cc836e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.605,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54533,
    "c": 0.12928,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5037

secondary

#7EB4C3

accent

#BDDB4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5037

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

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