#AE5236#AE5236

#AE5236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.128 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5236
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 54)
HSL	hsl(14, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 69%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, 35.51, 33.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 49.03, 43.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1012 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.128 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1407, 15.3022, 5.3297)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5236 #3692AE

analogous

#AE3656 #AE5236 #AE8E36

triadic

#AE5236 #36AE52 #5236AE

tetradic

#AE5236 #56AE36 #3692AE #8E36AE

square

#AE5236 #56AE36 #3692AE #8E36AE

split-complementary

#AE5236 #36AE8E #3656AE

monochromatic

#512619 #7F3C28 #AE5236 #CB7256 #D99985

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AE5236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AE5236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5236

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5236	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6133

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.128 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc856e',
    500: '#ae5236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5236;
$custom-light: #cc856e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54826,
    "c": 0.12768,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5236

secondary

#7DB3C3

accent

#BADC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5236

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

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