#AE4451#AE4451

#AE4451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.139 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4451
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(353, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 53.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 44.38, 15.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 46.85, 18.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.31% 0.1335 0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(53.31% 0.139 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0096, 13.7296, 9.3267)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4451 #44AEA1

analogous

#AE4486 #AE4451 #AE6C44

triadic

#AE4451 #51AE44 #4451AE

tetradic

#AE4451 #86AE44 #44AEA1 #6C44AE

square

#AE4451 #86AE44 #44AEA1 #6C44AE

split-complementary

#AE4451 #44AE6C #4486AE

monochromatic

#562228 #82333D #AE4451 #C56A75 #D6969E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#AE4451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AE4451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4451

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4451	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5A51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78704F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3349

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.139 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7d81',
    500: '#ae4451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4451;
$custom-light: #cb7d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.642,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5331,
    "c": 0.13866,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4451

secondary

#8CC2BB

accent

#D4C454

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4451

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

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