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HEX atlas value

#AE523D

#AE523D is a warm red HEX color close to Red Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 82, 61, HSL 11, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.1537, and belongs to the balanced group.

redwarmbalanced
#AE523D Sample readable text
HEX #AE523D
RGB rgb(174, 82, 61)
HSL hsl(11 48% 46%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 53, 65, 32)
Luminance 0.1537
Contrast Black 4.07:1White 5.15:1

CSS

--color-ae523d: #AE523D;
.background-ae523d { background-color: #AE523D; }
.text-ae523d { color: #AE523D; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1537
Black text4.07:1AA Fail
White text5.15:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#AE523D","rgb":[174,82,61],"hsl":[11,48,46],"cmyk":[0,53,65,32],"luminance":0.1537,"contrast":{"black":4.07,"white":5.15}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#6A3225","hex":"#6A3225","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CF8777","hex":"#CF8777","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.39,"contrastWhite":2.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#AE8A3D","hex":"#AE8A3D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.5,"contrastWhite":3.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#3D99AE","hex":"#3D99AE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.37,"contrastWhite":3.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#AE3D61","hex":"#AE3D61","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.64,"contrastWhite":5.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Red Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ae523d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#3D99AE","analogous":["#AE3D61","#AE8A3D"],"triadic":["#3DAE52","#523DAE"],"tetradic":["#61AE3D","#3D99AE","#8A3DAE"],"splitComplementary":["#3DAE8A","#3D61AE"],"monochromatic":["#CF8777","#AE523D","#6A3225"]}
Variants
{"light":"#CF8777","dark":"#6A3225","saturated":"#C74123","desaturated":"#946257","pastel":"#CDA69D","neon":"#FF3F14"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":21.2602916254693},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":31.63858403911275},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":31.96873472629156},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":32.01562118716424}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #AE523D

#AE523D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #AE523D is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 174, 82, and 61, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 48% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1537, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.07:1AA Fail
White text5.15:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE523D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.07:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.15:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6A3225#FFFFFF text · best 10.02:1#6A3225
#CF8777#000000 text · best 7.39:1#CF8777
#AE8A3D#000000 text · best 6.5:1#AE8A3D
#3D99AE#000000 text · best 6.37:1#3D99AE
#AE3D61#FFFFFF text · best 5.77:1#AE3D61

Generated Palette

#AE523D#AE523D
#3D99AE#3D99AE
#AE3D61#AE3D61
#AE8A3D#AE8A3D
#CF8777#CF8777
#6A3225#6A3225

Color Harmonies

#3D99AE#3D99AE
#AE3D61#AE3D61
#AE8A3D#AE8A3D
#3DAE52#3DAE52
#523DAE#523DAE

Variants

#CF8777#CF8777
#6A3225#6A3225
#C74123#C74123
#946257#946257
#CDA69D#CDA69D
#FF3F14#FF3F14

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C
Sienna#A0522D
Clay#B66A50
Adobe#BD6C48
Desert Clay#B86D4B

Related HEX Guides

Red Clay colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B45A3C.Sienna colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #A0522D.Clay colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B66A50.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#AE523D APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.