#AE5249#AE5249

#AE5249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.122 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5249
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 73)
HSL	hsl(5, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 58%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 36.80, 23.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 43.49, 32.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1085 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.122 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6772, 15.5168, 8.1555)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5249 #49A5AE

analogous

#AE4972 #AE5249 #AE8449

triadic

#AE5249 #49AE52 #5249AE

tetradic

#AE5249 #72AE49 #49A5AE #8449AE

square

#AE5249 #72AE49 #49A5AE #8449AE

split-complementary

#AE5249 #49AE84 #4972AE

monochromatic

#582925 #833E37 #AE5249 #C37871 #D5A19C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AE5249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AE5249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5249

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5249	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686248

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7547

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4250

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.122 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb857c',
    500: '#ae5249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5249;
$custom-light: #cb857c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.347,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55139,
    "c": 0.12228,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5249

secondary

#91BEC2

accent

#C6D157

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5249

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

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