#AE4842#AE4842

#AE4842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.135 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4842
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(3, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 41.30, 24.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 48.12, 30.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.1214 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.135 26)
XYZ	xyz(20.7582, 14.0294, 6.7680)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4842 #42A8AE

analogous

#AE4272 #AE4842 #AE7E42

triadic

#AE4842 #42AE48 #4842AE

tetradic

#AE4842 #72AE42 #42A8AE #7E42AE

square

#AE4842 #72AE42 #42A8AE #7E42AE

split-complementary

#AE4842 #42AE7E #4272AE

monochromatic

#552320 #823631 #AE4842 #C66D68 #D69894

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#AE4842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#AE4842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4842

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4842	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7140

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.135 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f76',
    500: '#ae4842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4842;
$custom-light: #cc7f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53542,
    "c": 0.13507,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.14027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4842

secondary

#8ABFC2

accent

#CDD553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4842

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

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