#AE5038#AE5038

#AE5038 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.129 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5038
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, 36.66, 32.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 48.82, 41.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1051 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.129 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0400, 15.0241, 5.5326)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5038 #3896AE

analogous

#AE385B #AE5038 #AE8B38

triadic

#AE5038 #38AE50 #5038AE

tetradic

#AE5038 #5BAE38 #3896AE #8B38AE

square

#AE5038 #5BAE38 #3896AE #8B38AE

split-complementary

#AE5038 #38AE8B #385BAE

monochromatic

#51251A #803B29 #AE5038 #CA7059 #D99888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AE5038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#AE5038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5038

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5038	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.129 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc836f',
    500: '#ae5038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5038;
$custom-light: #cc836f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.203,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54547,
    "c": 0.12897,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5038

secondary

#7FB5C3

accent

#BEDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5038

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

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