#AE604C#AE604C

#AE604C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.106 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE604C
RGB	rgb(174, 96, 76)
HSL	hsl(12, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(12, 56%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 56.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.36, 29.60, 25.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.36, 38.95, 40.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% 0.0867 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.106 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.9446, 17.8886, 9.0806)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE604C #4C9AAE

analogous

#AE4C69 #AE604C #AE914C

triadic

#AE604C #4CAE60 #604CAE

tetradic

#AE604C #69AE4C #4C9AAE #914CAE

square

#AE604C #69AE4C #4C9AAE #914CAE

split-complementary

#AE604C #4CAE91 #4C69AE

monochromatic

#593127 #834939 #AE604C #C38575 #D5AA9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#AE604C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#AE604C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE604C

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE604C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE604C	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736B4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD535B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae604c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 96, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.106 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8e7e',
    500: '#ae604c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae604c;
$custom-light: #ca8e7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae604c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.245,
    "s": 39.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57462,
    "c": 0.10628,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE604C

secondary

#94B9C2

accent

#B7CF59

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9F0EE

border

#D2CBC9

text

#140C0A

muted

#827D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE604C

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

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