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#AE5337 Color

#AE5337 is rgb(174, 83, 55) in RGB, hsl(14, 52%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 68%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE5337
HEX#AE5337
RGBrgb(174, 83, 55)
HSLhsl(14, 52%, 45%)
HSVhsv(14, 68%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 68%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.126 37.8)
LABlab(46.78% 36.47 34.37)
LCHlch(46.78% 50.11 43.30)

What #AE5337 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AE5337, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#AE5337 Channel Values

How #AE5337 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 83 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 52% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 68% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 68% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE5337 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE5337

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE5337; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AE5337

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #AE5337 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AE5337
Protanopia#6A6A36
Protanomaly#8A6236
Deuteranopia#7B7B2F
Deuteranomaly#926D33
Tritanopia#AF5050
Tritanomaly#AF5147
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE5337 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ae5337: #AE5337;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE5337;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae5337': '#AE5337' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.325, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_ae5337">#AE5337</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE5337"

More Red Colors

#AE5337 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE5337 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE5337?

#AE5337 is a mid-tone red — rgb(174, 83, 55) in RGB and hsl(14, 52%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.5.

What is the RGB value of #AE5337?

#AE5337 is rgb(174, 83, 55) — red 174, green 83, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE5337?

#AE5337 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 68%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE5337 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE5337 scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE5337 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE5337 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 6.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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