#AE424B#AE424B

#AE424B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.141 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE424B
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 75)
HSL	hsl(355, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(355, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 56.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.37, 44.81, 18.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.37, 48.31, 21.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.134 0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.141 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6756, 13.4057, 8.1541)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE424B #42AEA5

analogous

#AE4281 #AE424B #AE6F42

triadic

#AE424B #4BAE42 #424BAE

tetradic

#AE424B #81AE42 #42AEA5 #6F42AE

square

#AE424B #81AE42 #42AEA5 #6F42AE

split-complementary

#AE424B #42AE6F #4281AE

monochromatic

#552025 #823138 #AE424B #C6686F #D6949A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#AE424B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#AE424B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE424B

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE424B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE424B	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)

#5C584B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae424b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.141 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b7d',
    500: '#ae424b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae424b;
$custom-light: #cc7b7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae424b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52914,
    "c": 0.14119,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE424B

secondary

#8AC2BD

accent

#D5CA53

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE424B

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

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