#AE474A#AE474A

#AE474A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.135 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE474A
RGB	rgb(174, 71, 74)
HSL	hsl(358, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 57.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 42.38, 19.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 46.78, 25.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.1261 0.0487)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.135 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9466, 14.0022, 8.0769)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE474A #47AEAB

analogous

#AE477E #AE474A #AE7747

triadic

#AE474A #4AAE47 #474AAE

tetradic

#AE474A #7EAE47 #47AEAB #7747AE

square

#AE474A #7EAE47 #47AEAB #7747AE

split-complementary

#AE474A #47AE77 #477EAE

monochromatic

#572425 #833538 #AE474A #C46E71 #D69A9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#AE474A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#AE474A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE474A

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE474A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE474A	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7148

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3549

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae474a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 71, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.135 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7e7c',
    500: '#ae474a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae474a;
$custom-light: #cb7e7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae474a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.252,
    "s": 42.041,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53559,
    "c": 0.13519,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE474A

secondary

#8FC2C0

accent

#D2CE56

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE474A

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

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