#AE5558#AE5558

#AE5558 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.116 H 19.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5558
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 88)
HSL	hsl(358, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 49.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 36.57, 15.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 39.68, 22.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1098 0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.116 19.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4671, 16.2027, 11.1749)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5558 #55AEAB

analogous

#AE5584 #AE5558 #AE7E55

triadic

#AE5558 #58AE55 #5558AE

tetradic

#AE5558 #84AE55 #55AEAB #7E55AE

square

#AE5558 #84AE55 #55AEAB #7E55AE

split-complementary

#AE5558 #55AE7E #5584AE

monochromatic

#5D2C2E #864042 #AE5558 #C27E81 #D5A8A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#AE5558 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#AE5558 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5558

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5558	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5558	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5558;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.116 19.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8787',
    500: '#ae5558',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5558;
$custom-light: #ca8787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5558",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.978,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55921,
    "c": 0.11646,
    "h": 19.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5558

secondary

#9CC3C2

accent

#CBC85C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5558

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

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