#AE553D#AE553D

#AE553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.122 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE553D
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(13, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 64.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 34.37, 30.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 46.09, 41.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.099 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.122 36.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5482, 15.8351, 6.3357)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE553D #3D96AE

analogous

#AE3D5D #AE553D #AE8D3D

triadic

#AE553D #3DAE55 #553DAE

tetradic

#AE553D #5DAE3D #3D96AE #8D3DAE

square

#AE553D #5DAE3D #3D96AE #8D3DAE

split-complementary

#AE553D #3DAE8D #3D5DAE

monochromatic

#53291D #813F2D #AE553D #C87761 #D79E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AE553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AE553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE553D

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE553D	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C633B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE444F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.122 36.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8773',
    500: '#ae553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae553d;
$custom-light: #cc8773;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.743,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55399,
    "c": 0.12243,
    "h": 36.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE553D

secondary

#85B5C2

accent

#BBD850

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE553D

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

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