#AE4552#AE4552

#AE4552 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.137 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4552
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 82)
HSL	hsl(353, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(353, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 52.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.04, 43.99, 14.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.04, 46.37, 18.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.1324 0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.137 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1084, 13.8667, 9.5460)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4552 #45AEA1

analogous

#AE4587 #AE4552 #AE6C45

triadic

#AE4552 #52AE45 #4552AE

tetradic

#AE4552 #87AE45 #45AEA1 #6C45AE

square

#AE4552 #87AE45 #45AEA1 #6C45AE

split-complementary

#AE4552 #45AE6C #4587AE

monochromatic

#562229 #82343D #AE4552 #C56C77 #D6979F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#AE4552 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#AE4552 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4552

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4552	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4552	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5B52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787050

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD344A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4552;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.137 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7d82',
    500: '#ae4552',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4552;
$custom-light: #cb7d82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4552",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.571,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53466,
    "c": 0.13741,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4552

secondary

#8DC2BB

accent

#D3C355

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4552

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

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