#AE5740#AE5740

#AE5740 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.119 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5740
RGB	rgb(174, 87, 64)
HSL	hsl(13, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(13, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 33.52, 29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 44.68, 41.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.0969 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.119 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7910, 16.1877, 6.8265)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5740 #4097AE

analogous

#AE4060 #AE5740 #AE8E40

triadic

#AE5740 #40AE57 #5740AE

tetradic

#AE5740 #60AE40 #4097AE #8E40AE

square

#AE5740 #60AE40 #4097AE #8E40AE

split-complementary

#AE5740 #40AE8E #4060AE

monochromatic

#552A1F #814130 #AE5740 #C67965 #D7A092

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#AE5740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#AE5740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5740

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5740	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D643E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4752

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 87, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.119 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8875',
    500: '#ae5740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5740;
$custom-light: #cb8875;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.545,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55765,
    "c": 0.11944,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5740

secondary

#88B6C2

accent

#BAD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5740

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

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