#AE4846#AE4846

#AE4846 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.134 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4846
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 70)
HSL	hsl(1, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 59.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, 41.59, 22.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 47.23, 28.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.123 0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.134 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8803, 14.0782, 7.4110)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4846 #46ACAE

analogous

#AE4678 #AE4846 #AE7C46

triadic

#AE4846 #46AE48 #4846AE

tetradic

#AE4846 #78AE46 #46ACAE #7C46AE

square

#AE4846 #78AE46 #46ACAE #7C46AE

split-complementary

#AE4846 #46AE7C #4678AE

monochromatic

#572423 #823634 #AE4846 #C46F6D #D69A99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#AE4846 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#AE4846 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4846

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4846	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4846	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7144

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4846;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.134 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f79',
    500: '#ae4846',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4846;
$custom-light: #cc7f79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4846",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.154,
    "s": 42.623,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53617,
    "c": 0.13445,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4846

secondary

#8EC1C2

accent

#D0D255

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4846

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

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