#AE4853#AE4853

#AE4853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.134 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4853
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 83)
HSL	hsl(354, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(354, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 52.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 42.65, 14.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 45.15, 19.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1283 0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.134 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.3359, 14.2605, 9.8109)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4853 #48AEA3

analogous

#AE4886 #AE4853 #AE7048

triadic

#AE4853 #53AE48 #4853AE

tetradic

#AE4853 #86AE48 #48AEA3 #7048AE

square

#AE4853 #86AE48 #48AEA3 #7048AE

split-complementary

#AE4853 #48AE70 #4886AE

monochromatic

#57242A #83363E #AE4853 #C47079 #D69BA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#AE4853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#AE4853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4853

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4853	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797151

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD384C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.134 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f83',
    500: '#ae4853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4853;
$custom-light: #cb7f83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.529,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53897,
    "c": 0.13357,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4853

secondary

#90C2BC

accent

#D1C457

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4853

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

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