#AE4858#AE4858

#AE4858 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.134 H 13.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4858
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 88)
HSL	hsl(351, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(351, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 49.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.72, 43.11, 11.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.72, 44.73, 15.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% 0.1303 0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.134 13.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5360, 14.3405, 10.8645)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4858 #48AE9E

analogous

#AE488B #AE4858 #AE6B48

triadic

#AE4858 #58AE48 #4858AE

tetradic

#AE4858 #8BAE48 #48AE9E #6B48AE

square

#AE4858 #8BAE48 #48AE9E #6B48AE

split-complementary

#AE4858 #48AE6B #488BAE

monochromatic

#57242C #833642 #AE4858 #C4707D #D69BA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#AE4858 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AE4858 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4858

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4858	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4858	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787256

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD394E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4858;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.134 13.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f87',
    500: '#ae4858',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4858;
$custom-light: #cb7f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4858",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.588,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54019,
    "c": 0.13377,
    "h": 13.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4858

secondary

#90C2BA

accent

#D1BE57

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4858

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

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