#AE5042#AE5042

#AE5042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.126 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5042
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 66)
HSL	hsl(8, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 37.31, 26.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 45.84, 35.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1089 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.126 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3094, 15.1319, 6.9518)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5042 #42A0AE

analogous

#AE426A #AE5042 #AE8642

triadic

#AE5042 #42AE50 #5042AE

tetradic

#AE5042 #6AAE42 #42A0AE #8642AE

square

#AE5042 #6AAE42 #42A0AE #8642AE

split-complementary

#AE5042 #42AE86 #426AAE

monochromatic

#552720 #823C31 #AE5042 #C67468 #D69D94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#AE5042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AE5042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5042

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5042	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7440

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.126 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8476',
    500: '#ae5042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5042;
$custom-light: #cc8476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.778,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54706,
    "c": 0.12613,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5042

secondary

#8ABBC2

accent

#C4D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5042

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

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