#AE485A#AE485A

#AE485A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.134 H 11.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE485A
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 90)
HSL	hsl(349, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(349, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 48.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 43.30, 10.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 44.62, 13.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.1311 0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.134 11.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.6200, 14.3741, 11.3068)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE485A #48AE9C

analogous

#AE488D #AE485A #AE6948

triadic

#AE485A #5AAE48 #485AAE

tetradic

#AE485A #8DAE48 #48AE9C #6948AE

square

#AE485A #8DAE48 #48AE9C #6948AE

split-complementary

#AE485A #48AE69 #488DAE

monochromatic

#57242D #833644 #AE485A #C4707E #D69BA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#AE485A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AE485A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE485A

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE485A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE485A	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)

#5E5D5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3A4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae485a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.134 11.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f88',
    500: '#ae485a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae485a;
$custom-light: #cb7f88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae485a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.412,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5407,
    "c": 0.13395,
    "h": 11.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE485A

secondary

#90C2B9

accent

#D1BC57

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE485A

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

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