#AE544E#AE544E

#AE544E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.119 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE544E
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 78)
HSL	hsl(4, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 55.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 36.18, 20.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 41.75, 29.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1073 0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.119 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0027, 15.8918, 9.1150)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE544E #4EA8AE

analogous

#AE4E78 #AE544E #AE844E

triadic

#AE544E #4EAE54 #544EAE

tetradic

#AE544E #78AE4E #4EA8AE #844EAE

square

#AE544E #78AE4E #4EA8AE #844EAE

split-complementary

#AE544E #4EAE84 #4E78AE

monochromatic

#592B28 #84403B #AE544E #C27C77 #D5A5A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AE544E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AE544E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE544E

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE544E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE544E	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69634D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80764C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4653

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae544e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.119 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb867f',
    500: '#ae544e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae544e;
$custom-light: #cb867f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae544e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.75,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55547,
    "c": 0.11895,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE544E

secondary

#96BFC2

accent

#C7CE5A

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE544E

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

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