#AE4548#AE4548

#AE4548 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.138 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4548
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 72)
HSL	hsl(358, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 43.18, 20.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 47.80, 25.41°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1283 0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.138 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.7552, 13.7254, 7.6859)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4548 #45AEAB

analogous

#AE457C #AE4548 #AE7745

triadic

#AE4548 #48AE45 #4548AE

tetradic

#AE4548 #7CAE45 #45AEAB #7745AE

square

#AE4548 #7CAE45 #45AEAB #7745AE

split-complementary

#AE4548 #45AE77 #457CAE

monochromatic

#562224 #823436 #AE4548 #C56C6E #D69799

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#AE4548 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#AE4548 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4548

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4548	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4548	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5A47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797045

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4548;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.138 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d7b',
    500: '#ae4548',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4548;
$custom-light: #cc7d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4548",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.286,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53246,
    "c": 0.13776,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4548

secondary

#8DC2C0

accent

#D3CF55

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4548

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

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