#AE474D#AE474D

#AE474D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.135 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE474D
RGB	rgb(174, 71, 77)
HSL	hsl(357, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(357, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 55.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 42.62, 18.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 46.29, 22.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.1273 0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.135 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0501, 14.0436, 8.6219)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE474D #47AEA8

analogous

#AE4780 #AE474D #AE7447

triadic

#AE474D #4DAE47 #474DAE

tetradic

#AE474D #80AE47 #47AEA8 #7447AE

square

#AE474D #80AE47 #47AEA8 #7447AE

split-complementary

#AE474D #47AE74 #4780AE

monochromatic

#572427 #83353A #AE474D #C46E73 #D69A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#AE474D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#AE474D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE474D

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE474D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE474D	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5B4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#79714B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE364A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae474d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 71, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.135 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7e7e',
    500: '#ae474d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae474d;
$custom-light: #cb7e7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae474d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.505,
    "s": 42.041,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53623,
    "c": 0.13497,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE474D

secondary

#8FC2BF

accent

#D2CB56

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE474D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →