#AE604D#AE604D

#AE604D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.106 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE604D
RGB	rgb(174, 96, 77)
HSL	hsl(12, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(12, 56%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 55.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 29.68, 24.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 38.65, 39.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.48% 0.0871 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(57.48% 0.106 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9796, 17.9026, 9.2651)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE604D #4D9BAE

analogous

#AE4D6B #AE604D #AE914D

triadic

#AE604D #4DAE60 #604DAE

tetradic

#AE604D #6BAE4D #4D9BAE #914DAE

square

#AE604D #6BAE4D #4D9BAE #914DAE

split-complementary

#AE604D #4DAE91 #4D6BAE

monochromatic

#593127 #84493A #AE604D #C28576 #D5ABA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#AE604D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#AE604D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE604D

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE604D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE604D	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)

#736B4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD535B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae604d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 96, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.106 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8e7f',
    500: '#ae604d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae604d;
$custom-light: #ca8e7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae604d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.753,
    "s": 38.645,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57481,
    "c": 0.10591,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE604D

secondary

#95B9C2

accent

#B8CF59

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9F0EE

border

#D2CBC9

text

#140C0A

muted

#827D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE604D

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

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