#AE523C#AE523C

#AE523C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.126 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE523C
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 60)
HSL	hsl(12, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 35.87, 30.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 47.09, 40.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.1034 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.126 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2904, 15.3621, 6.1181)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE523C #3C98AE

analogous

#AE3C5F #AE523C #AE8B3C

triadic

#AE523C #3CAE52 #523CAE

tetradic

#AE523C #5FAE3C #3C98AE #8B3CAE

square

#AE523C #5FAE3C #3C98AE #8B3CAE

split-complementary

#AE523C #3CAE8B #3C5FAE

monochromatic

#53271D #803D2C #AE523C #C8735F #D89B8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AE523C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE523C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE523C

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE523C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE523C	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)

#6A613A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE404D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae523c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.126 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8572',
    500: '#ae523c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae523c;
$custom-light: #cc8572;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae523c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.579,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54914,
    "c": 0.12574,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE523C

secondary

#83B6C2

accent

#BED850

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE523C

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

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