#AE563C#AE563C

#AE563C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.122 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE563C
RGB	rgb(174, 86, 60)
HSL	hsl(14, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(14, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 33.78, 31.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 46.19, 43.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.0969 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.122 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6008, 15.9830, 6.2216)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE563C #3C94AE

analogous

#AE3C5B #AE563C #AE8F3C

triadic

#AE563C #3CAE56 #563CAE

tetradic

#AE563C #5BAE3C #3C94AE #8F3CAE

square

#AE563C #5BAE3C #3C94AE #8F3CAE

split-complementary

#AE563C #3CAE8F #3C5BAE

monochromatic

#53291D #80402C #AE563C #C8775F #D89E8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AE563C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AE563C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE563C

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE563C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE563C	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4550

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae563c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 86, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.122 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8772',
    500: '#ae563c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae563c;
$custom-light: #cc8772;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae563c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.684,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55543,
    "c": 0.12179,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE563C

secondary

#83B4C2

accent

#B9D850

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE563C

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

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