#AE4544#AE4544
#AE4544 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.138 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4544 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 69, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 44%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 61%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 60.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.76, 42.88, 22.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.76, 48.58, 28.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.17% 0.1267 0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.17% 0.138 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6290, 13.6749, 7.0209) |
| Luminance | 0.1367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.79
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.29
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.63
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.07
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.54
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4544 #44ADAE
analogous
#AE4478 #AE4544 #AE7A44
triadic
#AE4544 #44AE45 #4544AE
tetradic
#AE4544 #78AE44 #44ADAE #7A44AE
square
#AE4544 #78AE44 #44ADAE #7A44AE
split-complementary
#AE4544 #44AE7A #4478AE
monochromatic
#562222 #823433 #AE4544 #C56B6A #D69796
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#AE4544 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#AE4544 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4544
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4544 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4544 | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.73 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5943
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7041
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3146
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4544; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.138 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7d78',
500: '#ae4544',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4544; $custom-light: #cc7d78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4544",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 69,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.566,
"s": 43.802,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53167,
"c": 0.1382,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.13672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4544
secondary
#8CC1C2
accent
#D2D454
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEEED
border
#D3C9C8
text
#140A08
muted
#837C7B