#AE455B#AE455B

#AE455B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.138 H 10.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE455B
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 91)
HSL	hsl(347, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 44.82, 9.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 45.80, 11.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.136 0.0244)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.138 10.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4736, 14.0128, 11.4694)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE455B #45AE98

analogous

#AE458F #AE455B #AE6445

triadic

#AE455B #5BAE45 #455BAE

tetradic

#AE455B #8FAE45 #45AE98 #6445AE

square

#AE455B #8FAE45 #45AE98 #6445AE

split-complementary

#AE455B #45AE64 #458FAE

monochromatic

#56222D #823444 #AE455B #C56C7E #D697A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#AE455B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#AE455B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE455B

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE455B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE455B	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5B5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777059

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD374D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae455b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.138 10.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7d89',
    500: '#ae455b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae455b;
$custom-light: #cb7d89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae455b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.429,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53693,
    "c": 0.13812,
    "h": 10.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE455B

secondary

#8DC2B7

accent

#D3B955

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEF0

border

#D3C9CB

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE455B

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →