#AE4845#AE4845

#AE4845 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.135 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4845
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 69)
HSL	hsl(2, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 41.51, 22.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 47.44, 28.95°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1226 0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.135 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8490, 14.0657, 7.2461)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4845 #45ABAE

analogous

#AE4577 #AE4845 #AE7C45

triadic

#AE4845 #45AE48 #4845AE

tetradic

#AE4845 #77AE45 #45ABAE #7C45AE

square

#AE4845 #77AE45 #45ABAE #7C45AE

split-complementary

#AE4845 #45AE7C #4577AE

monochromatic

#562422 #823634 #AE4845 #C56E6C #D69997

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#AE4845 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#AE4845 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4845

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4845	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4845	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)

#615B44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7143

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4845;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.135 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f78',
    500: '#ae4845',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4845;
$custom-light: #cc7f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4845",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.714,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53598,
    "c": 0.13459,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4845

secondary

#8DC0C2

accent

#CFD355

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4845

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

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