#AE553C#AE553C

#AE553C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.123 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE553C
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 60)
HSL	hsl(13, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 34.31, 31.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 46.41, 42.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.0986 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.123 36.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5216, 15.8245, 6.1952)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE553C #3C95AE

analogous

#AE3C5C #AE553C #AE8E3C

triadic

#AE553C #3CAE55 #553CAE

tetradic

#AE553C #5CAE3C #3C95AE #8E3CAE

square

#AE553C #5CAE3C #3C95AE #8E3CAE

split-complementary

#AE553C #3CAE8E #3C5CAE

monochromatic

#53291D #803F2C #AE553C #C8765F #D89D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AE553C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AE553C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE553C

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE553C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE553C	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE444F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae553c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.123 36.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8772',
    500: '#ae553c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae553c;
$custom-light: #cc8772;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae553c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.158,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55384,
    "c": 0.12277,
    "h": 36.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE553C

secondary

#83B5C2

accent

#BAD850

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE553C

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

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