#AE5E44#AE5E44

#AE5E44 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.111 H 38.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5E44
RGB	rgb(174, 94, 68)
HSL	hsl(15, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46%, 60.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, 30.05, 29.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 41.90, 44.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.0869 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.111 38.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5034, 17.4238, 7.6458)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5E44 #4494AE

analogous

#AE445F #AE5E44 #AE9344

triadic

#AE5E44 #44AE5E #5E44AE

tetradic

#AE5E44 #5FAE44 #4494AE #9344AE

square

#AE5E44 #5FAE44 #4494AE #9344AE

split-complementary

#AE5E44 #44AE93 #445FAE

monochromatic

#562E22 #824633 #AE5E44 #C5816A #D6A696

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#AE5E44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#AE5E44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5E44

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5E44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5E44	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736942

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5058

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5e44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 94, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.111 38.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8d78',
    500: '#ae5e44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5e44;
$custom-light: #cb8d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5e44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.717,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56984,
    "c": 0.11127,
    "h": 38.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5E44

secondary

#8CB5C2

accent

#B4D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5E44

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

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