#AE4148#AE4148

#AE4148 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.143 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4148
RGB	rgb(174, 65, 72)
HSL	hsl(356, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(356, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 45.04, 19.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 49.11, 23.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1342 0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.143 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.5174, 13.2498, 7.6067)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4148 #41AEA7

analogous

#AE417F #AE4148 #AE7141

triadic

#AE4148 #48AE41 #4148AE

tetradic

#AE4148 #7FAE41 #41AEA7 #7141AE

square

#AE4148 #7FAE41 #41AEA7 #7141AE

split-complementary

#AE4148 #41AE71 #417FAE

monochromatic

#552023 #813036 #AE4148 #C6666C #D79397

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#AE4148 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#AE4148 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4148

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4148	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4148	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4148;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 65, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.143 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b7a',
    500: '#ae4148',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4148;
$custom-light: #cc7b7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4148",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.147,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52721,
    "c": 0.14252,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4148

secondary

#89C2BE

accent

#D5CD53

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4148

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

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