#AE5538#AE5538

#AE5538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.124 H 38.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5538
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 56)
HSL	hsl(15, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 34.06, 33.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 47.74, 44.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.0971 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.124 38.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4198, 15.7837, 5.6592)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5538 #3891AE

analogous

#AE3856 #AE5538 #AE9038

triadic

#AE5538 #38AE55 #5538AE

tetradic

#AE5538 #56AE38 #3891AE #9038AE

square

#AE5538 #56AE38 #3891AE #9038AE

split-complementary

#AE5538 #38AE90 #3856AE

monochromatic

#51281A #803E29 #AE5538 #CA7559 #D99C88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AE5538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AE5538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5538

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5538	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE444E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.124 38.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc876f',
    500: '#ae5538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5538;
$custom-light: #cc876f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.746,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55325,
    "c": 0.12416,
    "h": 38.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5538

secondary

#7FB2C3

accent

#B8DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5538

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

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