#AE543A#AE543A

#AE543A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.124 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE543A
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 58)
HSL	hsl(13, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 66.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 34.71, 32.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 47.28, 42.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.0994 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.124 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3915, 15.6474, 5.8959)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE543A #3A94AE

analogous

#AE3A5A #AE543A #AE8E3A

triadic

#AE543A #3AAE54 #543AAE

tetradic

#AE543A #5AAE3A #3A94AE #8E3AAE

square

#AE543A #5AAE3A #3A94AE #8E3AAE

split-complementary

#AE543A #3AAE8E #3A5AAE

monochromatic

#52281B #803E2B #AE543A #C9755C #D89C8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE543A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AE543A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE543A

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE543A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE543A	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE434E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae543a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.124 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8671',
    500: '#ae543a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae543a;
$custom-light: #cc8671;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae543a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.448,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55196,
    "c": 0.12441,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE543A

secondary

#81B4C2

accent

#BADA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE543A

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

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