#AE555B#AE555B

#AE555B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.116 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE555B
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 91)
HSL	hsl(356, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.31, 36.87, 13.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.31, 39.32, 20.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.111 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.116 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5939, 16.2534, 11.8428)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE555B #55AEA8

analogous

#AE5587 #AE555B #AE7B55

triadic

#AE555B #5BAE55 #555BAE

tetradic

#AE555B #87AE55 #55AEA8 #7B55AE

square

#AE555B #87AE55 #55AEA8 #7B55AE

split-complementary

#AE555B #55AE7B #5587AE

monochromatic

#5D2C2F #864045 #AE555B #C27E83 #D5A8AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#AE555B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#AE555B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE555B

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE555B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE555B	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68655B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4958

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae555b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.116 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8789',
    500: '#ae555b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae555b;
$custom-light: #ca8789;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae555b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.955,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55993,
    "c": 0.11633,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE555B

secondary

#9CC3C0

accent

#CBC45C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE555B

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

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