#AE4445#AE4445

#AE4445 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.139 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4445
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 69)
HSL	hsl(359, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, 43.42, 22.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 48.69, 26.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1286 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.139 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5987, 13.5652, 7.1627)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4445 #44AEAD

analogous

#AE447A #AE4445 #AE7844

triadic

#AE4445 #45AE44 #4445AE

tetradic

#AE4445 #7AAE44 #44AEAD #7844AE

square

#AE4445 #7AAE44 #44AEAD #7844AE

split-complementary

#AE4445 #44AE78 #447AAE

monochromatic

#562222 #823334 #AE4445 #C56A6B #D69697

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#AE4445 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AE4445 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4445

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4445	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4445	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)

#5E5944

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4445;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.139 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c78',
    500: '#ae4445',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4445;
$custom-light: #cc7c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4445",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.434,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53052,
    "c": 0.13925,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4445

secondary

#8CC2C1

accent

#D4D254

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4445

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

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