#AE553B#AE553B

#AE553B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.123 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE553B
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 59)
HSL	hsl(14, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(14, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 34.24, 31.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 46.74, 42.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.0982 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.123 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4954, 15.8140, 6.0573)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE553B #3B94AE

analogous

#AE3B5A #AE553B #AE8E3B

triadic

#AE553B #3BAE55 #553BAE

tetradic

#AE553B #5AAE3B #3B94AE #8E3BAE

square

#AE553B #5AAE3B #3B94AE #8E3BAE

split-complementary

#AE553B #3BAE8E #3B5AAE

monochromatic

#53281C #803F2C #AE553B #C8765E #D89D8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AE553B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AE553B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE553B

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE553B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE553B	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)

#6C6338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827639

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE444F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae553b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.123 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8771',
    500: '#ae553b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae553b;
$custom-light: #cc8771;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae553b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.565,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55369,
    "c": 0.1231,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE553B

secondary

#82B4C2

accent

#BAD94F

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE553B

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

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