#AE4541#AE4541

#AE4541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.139 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4541
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 65)
HSL	hsl(2, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 62.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.71, 42.67, 24.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.71, 49.24, 29.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1255 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.139 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5397, 13.6392, 6.5510)
Luminance	0.1364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4541 #41AAAE

analogous

#AE4174 #AE4541 #AE7C41

triadic

#AE4541 #41AE45 #4541AE

tetradic

#AE4541 #74AE41 #41AAAE #7C41AE

square

#AE4541 #74AE41 #41AAAE #7C41AE

split-complementary

#AE4541 #41AE7C #4174AE

monochromatic

#552220 #813330 #AE4541 #C66A66 #D79593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#AE4541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#AE4541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4541

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4541	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605940

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.139 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d75',
    500: '#ae4541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4541;
$custom-light: #cc7d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.202,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53111,
    "c": 0.13863,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4541

secondary

#89C0C2

accent

#D0D553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4541

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

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