#AE4040#AE4040

#AE4040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.144 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4040
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.82, 44.93, 24.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.82, 50.96, 28.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1324 0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.144 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2163, 13.0383, 6.3016)
Luminance	0.1304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4040 #40AEAE

analogous

#AE4077 #AE4040 #AE7740

triadic

#AE4040 #40AE40 #4040AE

tetradic

#AE4040 #77AE40 #40AEAE #7740AE

square

#AE4040 #77AE40 #40AEAE #7740AE

split-complementary

#AE4040 #40AE77 #4077AE

monochromatic

#551F1F #813030 #AE4040 #C66565 #D79292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#AE4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AE4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4040

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4040	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C563F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.144 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7a75',
    500: '#ae4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4040;
$custom-light: #cc7a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52436,
    "c": 0.14439,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4040

secondary

#88C2C2

accent

#D6D652

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4040

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

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