#AE485B#AE485B

#AE485B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.134 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE485B
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 91)
HSL	hsl(349, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(349, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 43.40, 10.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 44.58, 13.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.1315 0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.134 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6628, 14.3912, 11.5325)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE485B #48AE9B

analogous

#AE488E #AE485B #AE6848

triadic

#AE485B #5BAE48 #485BAE

tetradic

#AE485B #8EAE48 #48AE9B #6848AE

square

#AE485B #8EAE48 #48AE9B #6848AE

split-complementary

#AE485B #48AE68 #488EAE

monochromatic

#57242E #833644 #AE485B #C4707F #D69BA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#AE485B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#AE485B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE485B

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE485B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE485B	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787259

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3A4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae485b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.134 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f89',
    500: '#ae485b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae485b;
$custom-light: #cb7f89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae485b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.824,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54096,
    "c": 0.13405,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE485B

secondary

#90C2B9

accent

#D1BA57

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFF0

border

#D3CACB

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE485B

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

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