#AE5639#AE5639

#AE5639 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.123 H 38.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5639
RGB	rgb(174, 86, 57)
HSL	hsl(15, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 33.59, 33.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 47.19, 44.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.0958 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.123 38.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5238, 15.9522, 5.8157)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5639 #3991AE

analogous

#AE3956 #AE5639 #AE9039

triadic

#AE5639 #39AE56 #5639AE

tetradic

#AE5639 #56AE39 #3991AE #9039AE

square

#AE5639 #56AE39 #3991AE #9039AE

split-complementary

#AE5639 #39AE90 #3956AE

monochromatic

#52281B #803F2A #AE5639 #C9765B #D89D89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AE5639 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AE5639 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5639

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5639	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5639	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE454F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5639;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 86, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.123 38.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8770',
    500: '#ae5639',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5639;
$custom-light: #cc8770;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5639",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.872,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55499,
    "c": 0.12287,
    "h": 38.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5639

secondary

#80B2C3

accent

#B7DA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5639

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

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