#AE4553#AE4553

#AE4553 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.137 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4553
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 83)
HSL	hsl(352, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(352, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 52.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 44.08, 14.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 46.28, 17.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% 0.1328 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.137 15)
XYZ	xyz(21.1467, 13.8820, 9.7478)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4553 #45AEA0

analogous

#AE4587 #AE4553 #AE6B45

triadic

#AE4553 #53AE45 #4553AE

tetradic

#AE4553 #87AE45 #45AEA0 #6B45AE

square

#AE4553 #87AE45 #45AEA0 #6B45AE

split-complementary

#AE4553 #45AE6B #4587AE

monochromatic

#562229 #82343E #AE4553 #C56C77 #D697A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#AE4553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#AE4553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4553

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4553	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5B53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787051

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD354B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.137 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7d83',
    500: '#ae4553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4553;
$custom-light: #cb7d83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5349,
    "c": 0.13744,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.13879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4553

secondary

#8DC2BB

accent

#D3C255

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4553

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

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