#AE3552#AE3552

#AE3552 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.157 H 10.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3552
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 82)
HSL	hsl(346, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(346, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 52.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 50.96, 11.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 52.15, 12.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1545 0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.157 10.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2534, 12.1568, 9.2610)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3552 #35AE91

analogous

#AE358F #AE3552 #AE5535

triadic

#AE3552 #52AE35 #3552AE

tetradic

#AE3552 #8FAE35 #35AE91 #5535AE

square

#AE3552 #8FAE35 #35AE91 #5535AE

split-complementary

#AE3552 #35AE55 #358FAE

monochromatic

#501826 #7F273C #AE3552 #CB5571 #DA8498

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#AE3552 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#AE3552 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3552

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3552	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3552	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726B4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE1D41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3552;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.157 10.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7582',
    500: '#ae3552',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3552;
$custom-light: #cc7582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3552",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.62,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51542,
    "c": 0.15707,
    "h": 10.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3552

secondary

#7CC3B2

accent

#DDBA4B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDEE

border

#D3C8C9

text

#14090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3552

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

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