#AE4252#AE4252

#AE4252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.141 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4252
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(351, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(351, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 52.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.52, 45.39, 13.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.52, 47.48, 17.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% 0.1368 0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.141 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9285, 13.5069, 9.4860)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4252 #42AE9E

analogous

#AE4288 #AE4252 #AE6842

triadic

#AE4252 #52AE42 #4252AE

tetradic

#AE4252 #88AE42 #42AE9E #6842AE

square

#AE4252 #88AE42 #42AE9E #6842AE

split-complementary

#AE4252 #42AE68 #4288AE

monochromatic

#552028 #82313D #AE4252 #C66876 #D6949E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#AE4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#AE4252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4252

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4252	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5952

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776F4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.141 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7c82',
    500: '#ae4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4252;
$custom-light: #cb7c82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.111,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53074,
    "c": 0.14123,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4252

secondary

#8AC2BA

accent

#D5C153

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4252

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

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