#AE4859#AE4859
#AE4859 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.134 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 72, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 59%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 48.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.74, 43.20, 11.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.74, 44.67, 14.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.04% 0.1307 0.029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.04% 0.134 12.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5777, 14.3572, 11.0842) |
| Luminance | 0.1436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 1.61
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 2.50
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.35
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.11
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.58
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4859 #48AE9D
analogous
#AE488C #AE4859 #AE6A48
triadic
#AE4859 #59AE48 #4859AE
tetradic
#AE4859 #8CAE48 #48AE9D #6A48AE
square
#AE4859 #8CAE48 #48AE9D #6A48AE
split-complementary
#AE4859 #48AE6A #488CAE
monochromatic
#57242D #833643 #AE4859 #C4707E #D69BA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#AE4859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#AE4859 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4859
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4859 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5D59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#787257
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD3A4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.134 12.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7f87',
500: '#ae4859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4859; $custom-light: #cb7f87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4859",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 72,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350,
"s": 41.463,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54044,
"c": 0.13385,
"h": 12.5
},
"luminance": 0.14355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4859
secondary
#90C2BA
accent
#D1BD57
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FAEFEF
border
#D3CACA
text
#140A0B
muted
#837C7C