#AE5340#AE5340

#AE5340 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.123 H 33.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5340
RGB	rgb(174, 83, 64)
HSL	hsl(10, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(10, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 35.62, 28.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 45.63, 38.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1033 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.123 33.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4761, 15.5579, 6.7215)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5340 #409BAE

analogous

#AE4064 #AE5340 #AE8A40

triadic

#AE5340 #40AE53 #5340AE

tetradic

#AE5340 #64AE40 #409BAE #8A40AE

square

#AE5340 #64AE40 #409BAE #8A40AE

split-complementary

#AE5340 #40AE8A #4064AE

monochromatic

#55281F #813E30 #AE5340 #C67665 #D79E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AE5340 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AE5340 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5340

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5340	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5340	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A623E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE424F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5340;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 83, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.123 33.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8575',
    500: '#ae5340',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5340;
$custom-light: #cb8575;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5340",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.364,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55133,
    "c": 0.12349,
    "h": 33.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5340

secondary

#88B8C2

accent

#BFD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5340

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

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