#AE555C#AE555C

#AE555C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.116 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE555C
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 92)
HSL	hsl(355, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 47.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.33, 36.97, 13.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.33, 39.22, 19.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1114 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.116 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6373, 16.2708, 12.0716)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AE555C #55AEA7

analogous

#AE5588 #AE555C #AE7A55

triadic

#AE555C #5CAE55 #555CAE

tetradic

#AE555C #88AE55 #55AEA7 #7A55AE

square

#AE555C #88AE55 #55AEA7 #7A55AE

split-complementary

#AE555C #55AE7A #5588AE

monochromatic

#5D2C30 #864045 #AE555C #C27E84 #D5A8AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#AE555C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#AE555C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE555C

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE555C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE555C	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)

#68655C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E775A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4958

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae555c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.116 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca878a',
    500: '#ae555c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae555c;
$custom-light: #ca878a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae555c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.281,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56017,
    "c": 0.11633,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE555C

secondary

#9CC3C0

accent

#CBC35C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE555C

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

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