#AE5438#AE5438

#AE5438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.125 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5438
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 56)
HSL	hsl(14, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 34.58, 33.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 47.94, 43.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.0987 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.125 37.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3416, 15.6274, 5.6331)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5438 #3892AE

analogous

#AE3857 #AE5438 #AE8F38

triadic

#AE5438 #38AE54 #5438AE

tetradic

#AE5438 #57AE38 #3892AE #8F38AE

square

#AE5438 #57AE38 #3892AE #8F38AE

split-complementary

#AE5438 #38AE8F #3857AE

monochromatic

#51271A #803E29 #AE5438 #CA7459 #D99B88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE5438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AE5438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5438

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5438	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)

#6C6235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE424E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.125 37.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc866f',
    500: '#ae5438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5438;
$custom-light: #cc866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.237,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55167,
    "c": 0.1251,
    "h": 37.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5438

secondary

#7FB3C3

accent

#B9DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5438

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

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