#AE6855#AE6855
#AE6855 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.095 H 36.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 104, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 51%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.2%, 51.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.33, 26.01, 22.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.33, 34.49, 41.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.03% 0.0769 0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.03% 0.095 36) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0471, 19.5574, 11.1011) |
| Luminance | 0.1956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.86
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.38
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.85
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.10
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.56
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6855 #559BAE
analogous
#AE556E #AE6855 #AE9455
triadic
#AE6855 #55AE68 #6855AE
tetradic
#AE6855 #6EAE55 #559BAE #9455AE
square
#AE6855 #6EAE55 #559BAE #9455AE
split-complementary
#AE6855 #55AE94 #556EAE
monochromatic
#5D362C #864F40 #AE6855 #C28D7E #D5B2A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#AE6855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#AE6855 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6855
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6855 | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797153
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8054
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC5D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 104, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.095 36.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c99485',
500: '#ae6855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6855; $custom-light: #c99485; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6855",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 104,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.809,
"s": 35.458,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59026,
"c": 0.09507,
"h": 36
},
"luminance": 0.19555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6855
secondary
#9CBBC3
accent
#B4CB5C
background
#FCF9F8
surface
#F9F1EF
border
#D2CBCA
text
#140D0B
muted
#827E7C