#AE4950#AE4950

#AE4950 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.132 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4950
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 80)
HSL	hsl(356, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(356, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 54%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.72, 41.90, 16.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.72, 45.15, 21.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.1255 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.132 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2878, 14.3455, 9.2358)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4950 #49AEA7

analogous

#AE4982 #AE4950 #AE7449

triadic

#AE4950 #50AE49 #4950AE

tetradic

#AE4950 #82AE49 #49AEA7 #7449AE

square

#AE4950 #82AE49 #49AEA7 #7449AE

split-complementary

#AE4950 #49AE74 #4982AE

monochromatic

#582528 #83373C #AE4950 #C37177 #D59CA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#AE4950 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AE4950 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4950

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4950	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4950	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A724E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE394C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4950;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.132 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8081',
    500: '#ae4950',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4950;
$custom-light: #cb8081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4950",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.842,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53966,
    "c": 0.13234,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4950

secondary

#91C2BF

accent

#D1C857

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4950

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

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