#AE4255#AE4255

#AE4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.141 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4255
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(349, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(349, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 51.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 45.65, 12.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 47.25, 14.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.138 0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.141 12.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.0452, 13.5536, 10.1004)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4255 #42AE9B

analogous

#AE428B #AE4255 #AE6542

triadic

#AE4255 #55AE42 #4255AE

tetradic

#AE4255 #8BAE42 #42AE9B #6542AE

square

#AE4255 #8BAE42 #42AE9B #6542AE

split-complementary

#AE4255 #42AE65 #428BAE

monochromatic

#55202A #82313F #AE4255 #C66878 #D694A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#AE4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AE4255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4255

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4255	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5955

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766F52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3149

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.141 12.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7c84',
    500: '#ae4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4255;
$custom-light: #cb7c84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.444,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53147,
    "c": 0.14142,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4255

secondary

#8AC2B8

accent

#D5BE53

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4255

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

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