#AE5545#AE5545

#AE5545 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.120 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5545
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 69)
HSL	hsl(9, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 34.94, 26.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 43.68, 36.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1021 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.12 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7800, 15.9278, 7.5565)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5545 #459EAE

analogous

#AE4569 #AE5545 #AE8A45

triadic

#AE5545 #45AE55 #5545AE

tetradic

#AE5545 #69AE45 #459EAE #8A45AE

square

#AE5545 #69AE45 #459EAE #8A45AE

split-complementary

#AE5545 #45AE8A #4569AE

monochromatic

#562A22 #824034 #AE5545 #C5796C #D6A197

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AE5545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AE5545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5545

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5545	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4551

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.120 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8779',
    500: '#ae5545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5545;
$custom-light: #cb8779;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.143,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55531,
    "c": 0.11993,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5545

secondary

#8DBAC2

accent

#C0D355

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5545

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

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