#AE424E#AE424E

#AE424E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.141 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE424E
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 78)
HSL	hsl(353, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(353, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 55.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.43, 45.05, 16.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.43, 47.91, 19.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% 0.1352 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.141 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7807, 13.4478, 8.7076)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE424E #42AEA2

analogous

#AE4284 #AE424E #AE6C42

triadic

#AE424E #4EAE42 #424EAE

tetradic

#AE424E #84AE42 #42AEA2 #6C42AE

square

#AE424E #84AE42 #42AEA2 #6C42AE

split-complementary

#AE424E #42AE6C #4284AE

monochromatic

#552026 #82313A #AE424E #C66872 #D6949B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AE424E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AE424E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE424E

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE424E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE424E	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C594E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776F4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae424e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.141 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b7f',
    500: '#ae424e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae424e;
$custom-light: #cb7b7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae424e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5298,
    "c": 0.14114,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE424E

secondary

#8AC2BC

accent

#D5C653

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE424E

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

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