#AE4543#AE4543

#AE4543 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.138 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4543
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 67)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(1, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 61.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.75, 42.81, 23.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.75, 48.80, 28.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1263 0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.138 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5987, 13.6628, 6.8616)
Luminance	0.1366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4543 #43ACAE

analogous

#AE4377 #AE4543 #AE7A43

triadic

#AE4543 #43AE45 #4543AE

tetradic

#AE4543 #77AE43 #43ACAE #7A43AE

square

#AE4543 #77AE43 #43ACAE #7A43AE

split-complementary

#AE4543 #43AE7A #4377AE

monochromatic

#562221 #823332 #AE4543 #C56B69 #D69695

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#AE4543 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#AE4543 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4543

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4543	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4543	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)

#5F5942

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7040

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4543;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.138 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d77',
    500: '#ae4543',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4543;
$custom-light: #cc7d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4543",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.121,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53148,
    "c": 0.13834,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4543

secondary

#8BC1C2

accent

#D2D454

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4543

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

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