#AE494C#AE494C

#AE494C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.133 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE494C
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 76)
HSL	hsl(358, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 56.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 41.57, 19.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 45.77, 24.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% 0.1239 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.133 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1444, 14.2881, 8.4805)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE494C #49AEAB

analogous

#AE497E #AE494C #AE7849

triadic

#AE494C #4CAE49 #494CAE

tetradic

#AE494C #7EAE49 #49AEAB #7849AE

square

#AE494C #7EAE49 #49AEAB #7849AE

split-complementary

#AE494C #49AE78 #497EAE

monochromatic

#582526 #833739 #AE494C #C37173 #D59C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#AE494C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AE494C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE494C

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE494C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE494C	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B724A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE384B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae494c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.133 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f7e',
    500: '#ae494c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae494c;
$custom-light: #cb7f7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae494c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.218,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53879,
    "c": 0.13258,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE494C

secondary

#91C2C0

accent

#D1CD57

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE494C

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

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