#AE4449#AE4449

#AE4449 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.139 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4449
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 73)
HSL	hsl(357, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 58%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 43.72, 19.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 47.95, 24.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.1302 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.139 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7271, 13.6166, 7.8388)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4449 #44AEA9

analogous

#AE447E #AE4449 #AE7444

triadic

#AE4449 #49AE44 #4449AE

tetradic

#AE4449 #7EAE44 #44AEA9 #7444AE

square

#AE4449 #7EAE44 #44AEA9 #7444AE

split-complementary

#AE4449 #44AE74 #447EAE

monochromatic

#562224 #823337 #AE4449 #C56A6F #D69699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#AE4449 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AE4449 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4449

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4449	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4449	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5948

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797046

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3147

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4449;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.139 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c7b',
    500: '#ae4449',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4449;
$custom-light: #cc7c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4449",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.17,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53133,
    "c": 0.13888,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4449

secondary

#8CC2BF

accent

#D4CE54

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4449

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

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