#AE5039#AE5039

#AE5039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.129 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5039
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 57)
HSL	hsl(12, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 36.72, 31.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 48.50, 40.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1055 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.129 35)
XYZ	xyz(21.0647, 15.0340, 5.6627)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5039 #3997AE

analogous

#AE395C #AE5039 #AE8A39

triadic

#AE5039 #39AE50 #5039AE

tetradic

#AE5039 #5CAE39 #3997AE #8A39AE

square

#AE5039 #5CAE39 #3997AE #8A39AE

split-complementary

#AE5039 #39AE8A #395CAE

monochromatic

#52261B #803B2A #AE5039 #C9715B #D89989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AE5039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AE5039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5039

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5039	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807437

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3E4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.129 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8370',
    500: '#ae5039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5039;
$custom-light: #cc8370;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.795,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54562,
    "c": 0.12866,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.15031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5039

secondary

#80B6C3

accent

#BFDA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5039

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

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