#AE553E#AE553E

#AE553E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.122 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE553E
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 62)
HSL	hsl(12, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 64.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 34.44, 30.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 45.77, 41.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.41% 0.0993 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(55.41% 0.122 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5754, 15.8460, 6.4789)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE553E #3E97AE

analogous

#AE3E5F #AE553E #AE8D3E

triadic

#AE553E #3EAE55 #553EAE

tetradic

#AE553E #5FAE3E #3E97AE #8D3EAE

square

#AE553E #5FAE3E #3E97AE #8D3EAE

split-complementary

#AE553E #3EAE8D #3E5FAE

monochromatic

#54291E #813F2E #AE553E #C77762 #D79E8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AE553E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AE553E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE553E

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE553E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE553E	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)

#6C633C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4450

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae553e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.122 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8774',
    500: '#ae553e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae553e;
$custom-light: #cb8774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae553e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.321,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55414,
    "c": 0.12209,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE553E

secondary

#86B6C2

accent

#BBD751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE553E

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

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