#AE424A#AE424A

#AE424A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.141 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE424A
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 74)
HSL	hsl(356, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(356, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 57.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.35, 44.73, 18.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.35, 48.46, 22.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1336 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.141 19)
XYZ	xyz(20.6416, 13.3922, 7.9752)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE424A #42AEA6

analogous

#AE4280 #AE424A #AE7042

triadic

#AE424A #4AAE42 #424AAE

tetradic

#AE424A #80AE42 #42AEA6 #7042AE

square

#AE424A #80AE42 #42AEA6 #7042AE

split-complementary

#AE424A #42AE70 #4280AE

monochromatic

#552024 #823137 #AE424A #C6686F #D69499

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#AE424A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#AE424A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE424A

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE424A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE424A	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C584A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae424a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.141 19.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b7c',
    500: '#ae424a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae424a;
$custom-light: #cc7b7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae424a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.556,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52892,
    "c": 0.14122,
    "h": 19
  },
  "luminance": 0.1339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE424A

secondary

#8AC2BE

accent

#D5CB53

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE424A

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

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