#AE4556#AE4556

#AE4556 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.138 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4556
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 86)
HSL	hsl(350, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(350, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 50.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 44.35, 12.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 46.03, 15.54°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.134 0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.138 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.2651, 13.9294, 10.3711)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4556 #45AE9D

analogous

#AE458A #AE4556 #AE6945

triadic

#AE4556 #56AE45 #4556AE

tetradic

#AE4556 #8AAE45 #45AE9D #6945AE

square

#AE4556 #8AAE45 #45AE9D #6945AE

split-complementary

#AE4556 #45AE69 #458AAE

monochromatic

#56222B #823440 #AE4556 #C56C7A #D697A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#AE4556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#AE4556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4556

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4556	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5B56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777054

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD354C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.138 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7d85',
    500: '#ae4556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4556;
$custom-light: #cb7d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.286,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53564,
    "c": 0.13761,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4556

secondary

#8DC2B9

accent

#D3BF55

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4556

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

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