#AE4856#AE4856

#AE4856 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.134 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4856
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 86)
HSL	hsl(352, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(352, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 50.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 42.92, 13.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 44.87, 16.95°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.1295 0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.134 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4543, 14.3078, 10.4342)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4856 #48AEA0

analogous

#AE4889 #AE4856 #AE6D48

triadic

#AE4856 #56AE48 #4856AE

tetradic

#AE4856 #89AE48 #48AEA0 #6D48AE

square

#AE4856 #89AE48 #48AEA0 #6D48AE

split-complementary

#AE4856 #48AE6D #4889AE

monochromatic

#57242B #833641 #AE4856 #C4707B #D69BA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#AE4856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AE4856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4856

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4856	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797154

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD394D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.134 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f85',
    500: '#ae4856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4856;
$custom-light: #cb7f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.765,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53969,
    "c": 0.13366,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4856

secondary

#90C2BB

accent

#D1C057

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4856

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

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