#AE5C49#AE5C49

#AE5C49 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.111 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5C49
RGB	rgb(174, 92, 73)
HSL	hsl(11, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 58%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.43, 31.52, 25.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.43, 40.77, 39.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.0922 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.111 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4870, 17.1364, 8.4255)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5C49 #499BAE

analogous

#AE4968 #AE5C49 #AE8E49

triadic

#AE5C49 #49AE5C #5C49AE

tetradic

#AE5C49 #68AE49 #499BAE #8E49AE

square

#AE5C49 #68AE49 #499BAE #8E49AE

split-complementary

#AE5C49 #49AE8E #4968AE

monochromatic

#582E25 #834537 #AE5C49 #C38071 #D5A79C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#AE5C49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#AE5C49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5C49

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5C49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5C49	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706847

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5c49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 92, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.111 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8b7c',
    500: '#ae5c49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5c49;
$custom-light: #cb8b7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5c49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.287,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56736,
    "c": 0.11135,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5C49

secondary

#91B9C2

accent

#BAD157

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5C49

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

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