#AE4545#AE4545
#AE4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.138 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4545 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 69, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 60.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.78, 42.95, 22.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.78, 48.38, 27.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.19% 0.1271 0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.19% 0.138 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6597, 13.6872, 7.1830) |
| Luminance | 0.1368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.94
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.08
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.77
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.01
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.70
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4545 #45AEAE
analogous
#AE4579 #AE4545 #AE7945
triadic
#AE4545 #45AE45 #4545AE
tetradic
#AE4545 #79AE45 #45AEAE #7945AE
square
#AE4545 #79AE45 #45AEAE #7945AE
split-complementary
#AE4545 #45AE79 #4579AE
monochromatic
#562222 #823434 #AE4545 #C56C6C #D69797
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#AE4545 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#AE4545 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4545
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4545 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4545 | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5A44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7042
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3146
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4545; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.138 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7d78',
500: '#ae4545',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4545; $custom-light: #cc7d78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4545",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 69,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 43.21,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53186,
"c": 0.13808,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.13685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4545
secondary
#8DC2C2
accent
#D3D355
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEEED
border
#D3C9C8
text
#140A09
muted
#837C7B