#AE5541#AE5541

#AE5541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.121 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5541
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 65)
HSL	hsl(11, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(11, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 62.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 34.65, 28.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 44.84, 39.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1005 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.121 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.6600, 15.8798, 6.9245)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5541 #419AAE

analogous

#AE4164 #AE5541 #AE8C41

triadic

#AE5541 #41AE55 #5541AE

tetradic

#AE5541 #64AE41 #419AAE #8C41AE

square

#AE5541 #64AE41 #419AAE #8C41AE

split-complementary

#AE5541 #41AE8C #4164AE

monochromatic

#552920 #813F30 #AE5541 #C67866 #D79F93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AE5541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AE5541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5541

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5541	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C633F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4550

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.121 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8776',
    500: '#ae5541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5541;
$custom-light: #cb8776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.009,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55463,
    "c": 0.12112,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5541

secondary

#89B8C2

accent

#BDD553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5541

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

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