#AE5338#AE5338

#AE5338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.126 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5338
RGB	rgb(174, 83, 56)
HSL	hsl(14, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 35.11, 32.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 48.15, 43.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.1003 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.126 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2646, 15.4733, 5.6075)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5338 #3893AE

analogous

#AE3858 #AE5338 #AE8E38

triadic

#AE5338 #38AE53 #5338AE

tetradic

#AE5338 #58AE38 #3893AE #8E38AE

square

#AE5338 #58AE38 #3893AE #8E38AE

split-complementary

#AE5338 #38AE8E #3858AE

monochromatic

#51271A #803D29 #AE5338 #CA7359 #D99A88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AE5338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AE5338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5338

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5338	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817536

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE414D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 83, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.126 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc856f',
    500: '#ae5338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5338;
$custom-light: #cc856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.729,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5501,
    "c": 0.12605,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5338

secondary

#7FB3C3

accent

#BADB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5338

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

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