#AE494D#AE494D

#AE494D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.133 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE494D
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 77)
HSL	hsl(358, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 55.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 41.65, 18.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 45.60, 24.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1243 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.133 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1794, 14.3022, 8.6650)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE494D #49AEAA

analogous

#AE497F #AE494D #AE7749

triadic

#AE494D #4DAE49 #494DAE

tetradic

#AE494D #7FAE49 #49AEAA #7749AE

square

#AE494D #7FAE49 #49AEAA #7749AE

split-complementary

#AE494D #49AE77 #497FAE

monochromatic

#582527 #83373A #AE494D #C37174 #D59C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#AE494D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AE494D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE494D

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE494D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE494D	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)

#615C4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A724B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE384B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae494d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.133 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f7e',
    500: '#ae494d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae494d;
$custom-light: #cb7f7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae494d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.624,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.539,
    "c": 0.1325,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE494D

secondary

#91C2C0

accent

#D1CC57

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE494D

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

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