#AE5853#AE5853

#AE5853 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.113 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5853
RGB	rgb(174, 88, 83)
HSL	hsl(3, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.4%, 52.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.76, 34.52, 19.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.76, 39.45, 28.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.1029 0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.113 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.5082, 16.6051, 10.2017)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5853 #53A9AE

analogous

#AE537B #AE5853 #AE8653

triadic

#AE5853 #53AE58 #5853AE

tetradic

#AE5853 #7BAE53 #53A9AE #8653AE

square

#AE5853 #7BAE53 #53A9AE #8653AE

split-complementary

#AE5853 #53AE86 #537BAE

monochromatic

#5C2E2B #85433F #AE5853 #C2807D #D5A9A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#AE5853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#AE5853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5853

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5853	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817851

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4B57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 88, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.113 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8983',
    500: '#ae5853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5853;
$custom-light: #ca8983;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.297,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56282,
    "c": 0.11326,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5853

secondary

#9AC0C3

accent

#C6CC5C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140C0A

muted

#827D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5853

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

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