#AE5243#AE5243

#AE5243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.124 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5243
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 67)
HSL	hsl(8, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 61.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.23, 36.35, 26.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.23, 45.03, 36.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.1061 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.124 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.4878, 15.4410, 7.1580)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5243 #439FAE

analogous

#AE436A #AE5243 #AE8743

triadic

#AE5243 #43AE52 #5243AE

tetradic

#AE5243 #6AAE43 #439FAE #8743AE

square

#AE5243 #6AAE43 #439FAE #8743AE

split-complementary

#AE5243 #43AE87 #436AAE

monochromatic

#562821 #823D32 #AE5243 #C57669 #D69E95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#AE5243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AE5243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5243

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5243	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696141

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE414F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.124 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8577',
    500: '#ae5243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5243;
$custom-light: #cb8577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.411,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55029,
    "c": 0.1237,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5243

secondary

#8BBAC2

accent

#C2D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5243

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

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