#AE5656#AE5656

#AE5656 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.115 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5656
RGB	rgb(174, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 50.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 35.85, 16.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 39.60, 25.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1074 0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.115 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4646, 16.3285, 10.7710)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5656 #56AEAE

analogous

#AE5682 #AE5656 #AE8256

triadic

#AE5656 #56AE56 #5656AE

tetradic

#AE5656 #82AE56 #56AEAE #8256AE

square

#AE5656 #82AE56 #56AEAE #8256AE

split-complementary

#AE5656 #56AE82 #5682AE

monochromatic

#5D2D2D #864040 #AE5656 #C27F7F #D6A9A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#AE5656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#AE5656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5656

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5656	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.115 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8885',
    500: '#ae5656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5656;
$custom-light: #ca8885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 35.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56032,
    "c": 0.11534,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5656

secondary

#9CC3C3

accent

#CBCB5D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5656

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

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