#AE4244#AE4244

#AE4244 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.142 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4244
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 68)
HSL	hsl(359, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 60.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.23, 44.28, 22.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.23, 49.52, 26.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% 0.1311 0.0536)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.142 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4491, 13.3151, 6.9610)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4244 #42AEAC

analogous

#AE427A #AE4244 #AE7642

triadic

#AE4244 #44AE42 #4244AE

tetradic

#AE4244 #7AAE42 #42AEAC #7642AE

square

#AE4244 #7AAE42 #42AEAC #7642AE

split-complementary

#AE4244 #42AE76 #427AAE

monochromatic

#552021 #823133 #AE4244 #C66869 #D69495

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#AE4244 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AE4244 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4244

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4244	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4244	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5843

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4244;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.142 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b78',
    500: '#ae4244',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4244;
$custom-light: #cc7b78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4244",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.889,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52769,
    "c": 0.14167,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4244

secondary

#8AC2C1

accent

#D5D253

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4244

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

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