#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 |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.61
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.57
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.32
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.97
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.09
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
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