#AE4949#AE4949

#AE4949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.133 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4949
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 58%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 41.33, 20.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 46.31, 26.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1227 0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.133 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0425, 14.2474, 7.9440)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4949 #49AEAE

analogous

#AE497B #AE4949 #AE7B49

triadic

#AE4949 #49AE49 #4949AE

tetradic

#AE4949 #7BAE49 #49AEAE #7B49AE

square

#AE4949 #7BAE49 #49AEAE #7B49AE

split-complementary

#AE4949 #49AE7B #497BAE

monochromatic

#582525 #833737 #AE4949 #C37171 #D59C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#AE4949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#AE4949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4949

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4949	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7147

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE374A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.133 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f7b',
    500: '#ae4949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4949;
$custom-light: #cb7f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53817,
    "c": 0.13289,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4949

secondary

#91C2C2

accent

#D1D157

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4949

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

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