#AE4850#AE4850

#AE4850 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.134 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4850
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 80)
HSL	hsl(355, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 54%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 42.39, 16.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 45.51, 21.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% 0.1271 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.134 18)
XYZ	xyz(21.2226, 14.2152, 9.2141)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4850 #48AEA6

analogous

#AE4883 #AE4850 #AE7348

triadic

#AE4850 #50AE48 #4850AE

tetradic

#AE4850 #83AE48 #48AEA6 #7348AE

square

#AE4850 #83AE48 #48AEA6 #7348AE

split-complementary

#AE4850 #48AE73 #4883AE

monochromatic

#572428 #83363C #AE4850 #C47076 #D69B9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#AE4850 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#AE4850 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4850

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4850	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4850	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A714E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE384B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4850;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.134 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f81',
    500: '#ae4850',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4850;
$custom-light: #cb7f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4850",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.294,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53827,
    "c": 0.13361,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.14213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4850

secondary

#90C2BE

accent

#D1C857

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4850

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

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