#AE554B#AE554B

#AE554B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.118 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE554B
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 75)
HSL	hsl(6, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 56.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 35.41, 22.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 42.12, 32.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.1045 0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.118 28)
XYZ	xyz(21.9758, 16.0061, 8.5875)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE554B #4BA4AE

analogous

#AE4B73 #AE554B #AE874B

triadic

#AE554B #4BAE55 #554BAE

tetradic

#AE554B #73AE4B #4BA4AE #874BAE

square

#AE554B #73AE4B #4BA4AE #874BAE

split-complementary

#AE554B #4BAE87 #4B73AE

monochromatic

#582B26 #834039 #AE554B #C37B73 #D5A49E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AE554B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AE554B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE554B

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE554B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE554B	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)

#6B644A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807749

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4653

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae554b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.118 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb877d',
    500: '#ae554b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae554b;
$custom-light: #cb877d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae554b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.061,
    "s": 39.759,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55643,
    "c": 0.11839,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.16004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE554B

secondary

#93BDC2

accent

#C4D058

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE554B

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

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