#AE5554#AE5554

#AE5554 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.117 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5554
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 84)
HSL	hsl(1, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 51.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 36.19, 17.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 40.28, 26.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.1082 0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.117 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3059, 16.1382, 10.3261)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5554 #54ADAE

analogous

#AE5480 #AE5554 #AE8254

triadic

#AE5554 #54AE55 #5554AE

tetradic

#AE5554 #80AE54 #54ADAE #8254AE

square

#AE5554 #80AE54 #54ADAE #8254AE

split-complementary

#AE5554 #54AE82 #5480AE

monochromatic

#5C2C2C #86403F #AE5554 #C27E7E #D5A8A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#AE5554 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AE5554 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5554

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5554	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5554	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696453

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7752

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5554;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.117 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8784',
    500: '#ae5554',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5554;
$custom-light: #ca8784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5554",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.667,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5583,
    "c": 0.11682,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5554

secondary

#9BC2C3

accent

#CBCC5C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5554

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

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