#AE553A#AE553A

#AE553A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.123 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE553A
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 58)
HSL	hsl(14, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 66.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 34.18, 32.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 47.07, 43.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.0978 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.123 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4697, 15.8037, 5.9220)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE553A #3A93AE

analogous

#AE3A59 #AE553A #AE8F3A

triadic

#AE553A #3AAE55 #553AAE

tetradic

#AE553A #59AE3A #3A93AE #8F3AAE

square

#AE553A #59AE3A #3A93AE #8F3AAE

split-complementary

#AE553A #3AAE8F #3A59AE

monochromatic

#52281B #803F2B #AE553A #C9765C #D89C8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AE553A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AE553A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE553A

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE553A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE553A	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)

#6C6337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE444F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae553a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.123 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8771',
    500: '#ae553a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae553a;
$custom-light: #cc8771;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae553a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.966,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55354,
    "c": 0.12346,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE553A

secondary

#81B3C2

accent

#B9DA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE553A

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

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