#AE533C#AE533C

#AE533C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.125 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE533C
RGB	rgb(174, 83, 60)
HSL	hsl(12, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 35.35, 30.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 46.86, 41.02°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.1018 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.125 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3663, 15.5140, 6.1434)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE533C #3C97AE

analogous

#AE3C5E #AE533C #AE8C3C

triadic

#AE533C #3CAE53 #533CAE

tetradic

#AE533C #5EAE3C #3C97AE #8C3CAE

square

#AE533C #5EAE3C #3C97AE #8C3CAE

split-complementary

#AE533C #3CAE8C #3C5EAE

monochromatic

#53281D #803D2C #AE533C #C8745F #D89C8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AE533C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AE533C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE533C

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE533C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE533C	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)

#6B623A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE424E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae533c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 83, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.125 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8572',
    500: '#ae533c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae533c;
$custom-light: #cc8572;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae533c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.105,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55069,
    "c": 0.12473,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE533C

secondary

#83B6C2

accent

#BDD850

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE533C

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

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