#AE4555#AE4555

#AE4555 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.138 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4555
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 85)
HSL	hsl(351, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(351, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 51.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 44.26, 12.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 46.11, 16.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.1336 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.138 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2251, 13.9134, 10.1604)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4555 #45AE9E

analogous

#AE458A #AE4555 #AE6945

triadic

#AE4555 #55AE45 #4555AE

tetradic

#AE4555 #8AAE45 #45AE9E #6945AE

square

#AE4555 #8AAE45 #45AE9E #6945AE

split-complementary

#AE4555 #45AE69 #458AAE

monochromatic

#56222A #823440 #AE4555 #C56C79 #D697A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#AE4555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#AE4555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4555

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4555	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5B55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777053

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD354B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.138 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7d84',
    500: '#ae4555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4555;
$custom-light: #cb7d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.857,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53539,
    "c": 0.13754,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4555

secondary

#8DC2BA

accent

#D3C055

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4555

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

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