#AE4045#AE4045

#AE4045 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.144 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4045
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 69)
HSL	hsl(357, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 45.27, 21.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 49.96, 25.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1344 0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.144 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3650, 13.0978, 7.0848)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4045 #40AEA9

analogous

#AE407C #AE4045 #AE7240

triadic

#AE4045 #45AE40 #4045AE

tetradic

#AE4045 #7CAE40 #40AEA9 #7240AE

square

#AE4045 #7CAE40 #40AEA9 #7240AE

split-complementary

#AE4045 #40AE72 #407CAE

monochromatic

#551F22 #813033 #AE4045 #C66569 #D79295

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#AE4045 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AE4045 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4045

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4045	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4045	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5744

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776E42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4045;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.144 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7a78',
    500: '#ae4045',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4045;
$custom-light: #cc7a78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4045",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.273,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52532,
    "c": 0.14389,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4045

secondary

#88C2BF

accent

#D6D052

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4045

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

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