#AE454A#AE454A

#AE454A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.138 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE454A
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 74)
HSL	hsl(357, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(357, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 57.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.88, 43.33, 19.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.88, 47.45, 24.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1291 0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.138 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8215, 13.7520, 8.0352)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE454A #45AEA9

analogous

#AE457E #AE454A #AE7545

triadic

#AE454A #4AAE45 #454AAE

tetradic

#AE454A #7EAE45 #45AEA9 #7545AE

square

#AE454A #7EAE45 #45AEA9 #7545AE

split-complementary

#AE454A #45AE75 #457EAE

monochromatic

#562225 #823437 #AE454A #C56C70 #D6979A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#AE454A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AE454A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE454A

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE454A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE454A	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5A49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797047

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae454a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.138 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d7c',
    500: '#ae454a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae454a;
$custom-light: #cc7d7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae454a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.143,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53288,
    "c": 0.13761,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE454A

secondary

#8DC2BF

accent

#D3CD55

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE454A

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

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