#AE4851#AE4851

#AE4851 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.134 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4851
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 81)
HSL	hsl(355, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 53.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 42.47, 15.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 45.38, 20.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.1275 0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.134 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.2598, 14.2301, 9.4101)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4851 #48AEA5

analogous

#AE4884 #AE4851 #AE7248

triadic

#AE4851 #51AE48 #4851AE

tetradic

#AE4851 #84AE48 #48AEA5 #7248AE

square

#AE4851 #84AE48 #48AEA5 #7248AE

split-complementary

#AE4851 #48AE72 #4884AE

monochromatic

#572429 #83363D #AE4851 #C47077 #D69BA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#AE4851 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#AE4851 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4851

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4851	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4851	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#79714F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD384C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4851;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.134 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f81',
    500: '#ae4851',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4851;
$custom-light: #cb7f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4851",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.706,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5385,
    "c": 0.13358,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4851

secondary

#90C2BD

accent

#D1C657

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4851

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

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