#AE4246#AE4246

#AE4246 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.141 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4246
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 70)
HSL	hsl(358, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 59.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, 44.43, 20.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 49.14, 25.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% 0.1319 0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.141 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5111, 13.3400, 7.2879)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4246 #42AEAA

analogous

#AE427C #AE4246 #AE7442

triadic

#AE4246 #46AE42 #4246AE

tetradic

#AE4246 #7CAE42 #42AEAA #7442AE

square

#AE4246 #7CAE42 #42AEAA #7442AE

split-complementary

#AE4246 #42AE74 #427CAE

monochromatic

#552022 #823134 #AE4246 #C6686B #D69496

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#AE4246 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AE4246 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4246

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4246	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4246	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5845

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4246;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.141 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b79',
    500: '#ae4246',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4246;
$custom-light: #cc7b79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4246",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.778,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52809,
    "c": 0.14148,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4246

secondary

#8AC2C0

accent

#D5D053

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4246

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

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