#AE3553#AE3553

#AE3553 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.157 H 9.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3553
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 83)
HSL	hsl(345, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(345, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 52.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 51.04, 10.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 52.11, 11.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.1549 0.0269)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.157 9.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2918, 12.1721, 9.4629)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3553 #35AE90

analogous

#AE3590 #AE3553 #AE5435

triadic

#AE3553 #53AE35 #3553AE

tetradic

#AE3553 #90AE35 #35AE90 #5435AE

square

#AE3553 #90AE35 #35AE90 #5435AE

split-complementary

#AE3553 #35AE54 #3590AE

monochromatic

#501826 #7F273D #AE3553 #CB5572 #DA8499

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#AE3553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#AE3553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3553

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3553	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)

#525254

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716B50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE1E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.157 9.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7583',
    500: '#ae3553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3553;
$custom-light: #cc7583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.124,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51568,
    "c": 0.15721,
    "h": 9.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3553

secondary

#7CC3B1

accent

#DDB94B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDEE

border

#D3C8C9

text

#14090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3553

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

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