#AE523D#AE523D

#AE523D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.125 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE523D
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 61)
HSL	hsl(11, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 64.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 35.94, 29.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 46.78, 39.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1038 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.125 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.3171, 15.3727, 6.2586)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE523D #3D99AE

analogous

#AE3D60 #AE523D #AE8A3D

triadic

#AE523D #3DAE52 #523DAE

tetradic

#AE523D #60AE3D #3D99AE #8A3DAE

square

#AE523D #60AE3D #3D99AE #8A3DAE

split-complementary

#AE523D #3DAE8A #3D60AE

monochromatic

#53271D #813D2D #AE523D #C87461 #D79C8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AE523D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE523D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE523D

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE523D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE523D	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A613B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE414D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae523d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.125 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8573',
    500: '#ae523d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae523d;
$custom-light: #cc8573;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae523d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.15,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5493,
    "c": 0.12543,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE523D

secondary

#85B7C2

accent

#BED850

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE523D

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

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