#AE554A#AE554A

#AE554A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.119 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE554A
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 74)
HSL	hsl(7, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(7, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 57.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 35.32, 23.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 42.37, 33.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1041 0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.119 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9418, 15.9926, 8.4086)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE554A #4AA3AE

analogous

#AE4A71 #AE554A #AE874A

triadic

#AE554A #4AAE55 #554AAE

tetradic

#AE554A #71AE4A #4AA3AE #874AAE

square

#AE554A #71AE4A #4AA3AE #874AAE

split-complementary

#AE554A #4AAE87 #4A71AE

monochromatic

#582B25 #834038 #AE554A #C37B72 #D5A39D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AE554A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AE554A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE554A

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE554A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE554A	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6449

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817748

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4653

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae554a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.119 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb877c',
    500: '#ae554a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae554a;
$custom-light: #cb877c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae554a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.6,
    "s": 40.323,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55624,
    "c": 0.11862,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE554A

secondary

#92BDC2

accent

#C3D058

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE554A

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

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