#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
RGBrgb(174, 85, 60)
HSLhsl(13, 49%, 46%)
HSVhsv(13, 66%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51.1%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(46.74, 34.31, 31.25)
CIE-LCHlch(46.74, 46.41, 42.33°)
OKLaboklab(55.38% 0.0986 0.0732)
OKLCHoklch(55.38% 0.123 36.6)
XYZxyz(21.5216, 15.8245, 6.1952)
Luminance0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##AE553C1.005.044.165.04
#FFFFFF5.041.0021.001.00
#0000004.1621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.041.0021.001.00

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

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#AE553C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva