#AE5557#AE5557

#AE5557 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.117 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5557
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 87)
HSL	hsl(359, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 50%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 36.47, 15.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 39.81, 23.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% 0.1094 0.0402)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.117 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4259, 16.1862, 10.9582)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5557 #55AEAC

analogous

#AE5583 #AE5557 #AE7F55

triadic

#AE5557 #57AE55 #5557AE

tetradic

#AE5557 #83AE55 #55AEAC #7F55AE

square

#AE5557 #83AE55 #55AEAC #7F55AE

split-complementary

#AE5557 #55AE7F #5583AE

monochromatic

#5D2C2D #864041 #AE5557 #C27E80 #D5A8A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#AE5557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#AE5557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5557

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5557	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696557

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7755

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.117 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8786',
    500: '#ae5557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5557;
$custom-light: #ca8786;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.652,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55898,
    "c": 0.11653,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5557

secondary

#9CC3C2

accent

#CBC95C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5557

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

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