#AE424D#AE424D

#AE424D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.141 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE424D
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 77)
HSL	hsl(354, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(354, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 55.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.41, 44.97, 16.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.41, 48.03, 20.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1348 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.141 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.7451, 13.4336, 8.5202)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE424D #42AEA3

analogous

#AE4283 #AE424D #AE6D42

triadic

#AE424D #4DAE42 #424DAE

tetradic

#AE424D #83AE42 #42AEA3 #6D42AE

square

#AE424D #83AE42 #42AEA3 #6D42AE

split-complementary

#AE424D #42AE6D #4283AE

monochromatic

#552026 #823139 #AE424D #C66871 #D6949B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#AE424D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AE424D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE424D

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE424D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE424D	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C584D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776F4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae424d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.141 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b7e',
    500: '#ae424d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae424d;
$custom-light: #cc7b7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae424d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.889,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52958,
    "c": 0.14115,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE424D

secondary

#8AC2BC

accent

#D5C753

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE424D

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

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