#AE5B40#AE5B40

#AE5B40 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.116 H 38.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5B40
RGB	rgb(174, 91, 64)
HSL	hsl(15, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.7%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.07, 31.39, 30.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.07, 43.83, 44.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.0903 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.116 38.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1239, 16.8535, 6.9374)
Luminance	0.1685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5B40 #4093AE

analogous

#AE405C #AE5B40 #AE9240

triadic

#AE5B40 #40AE5B #5B40AE

tetradic

#AE5B40 #5CAE40 #4093AE #9240AE

square

#AE5B40 #5CAE40 #4093AE #9240AE

split-complementary

#AE5B40 #40AE92 #405CAE

monochromatic

#552C1F #814430 #AE5B40 #C67D65 #D7A392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#AE5B40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#AE5B40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5B40

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5B40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5B40	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71673D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4C55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5b40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 91, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.116 38.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8b75',
    500: '#ae5b40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5b40;
$custom-light: #cb8b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5b40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.727,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56418,
    "c": 0.11561,
    "h": 38.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5B40

secondary

#88B4C2

accent

#B5D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5B40

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

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