#AE5437#AE5437

#AE5437 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.125 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5437
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 55)
HSL	hsl(15, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 68.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 34.52, 33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 48.28, 44.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.0983 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.125 38.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3174, 15.6177, 5.5056)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5437 #3791AE

analogous

#AE3755 #AE5437 #AE9037

triadic

#AE5437 #37AE54 #5437AE

tetradic

#AE5437 #55AE37 #3791AE #9037AE

square

#AE5437 #55AE37 #3791AE #9037AE

split-complementary

#AE5437 #37AE90 #3755AE

monochromatic

#51271A #7F3E28 #AE5437 #CA7458 #D99B86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE5437 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AE5437 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5437

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5437	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5437	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827635

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE424D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5437;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.125 38.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc866f',
    500: '#ae5437',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5437;
$custom-light: #cc866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5437",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.622,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55153,
    "c": 0.12545,
    "h": 38.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5437

secondary

#7EB2C3

accent

#B9DB4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5437

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

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