#AE523A#AE523A

#AE523A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.126 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE523A
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 58)
HSL	hsl(12, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 66.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 35.75, 31.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 47.72, 41.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.88% 0.1026 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(54.88% 0.126 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2385, 15.3413, 5.8449)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE523A #3A96AE

analogous

#AE3A5C #AE523A #AE8C3A

triadic

#AE523A #3AAE52 #523AAE

tetradic

#AE523A #5CAE3A #3A96AE #8C3AAE

square

#AE523A #5CAE3A #3A96AE #8C3AAE

split-complementary

#AE523A #3AAE8C #3A5CAE

monochromatic

#52271B #803C2B #AE523A #C9735C #D89A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AE523A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE523A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE523A

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE523A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE523A	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817538

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae523a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.126 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8571',
    500: '#ae523a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae523a;
$custom-light: #cc8571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae523a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54884,
    "c": 0.12637,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE523A

secondary

#81B5C2

accent

#BDDA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE523A

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

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