#AE4951#AE4951

#AE4951 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.132 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4951
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 81)
HSL	hsl(355, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 53.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 41.99, 16.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 45.02, 21.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% 0.1259 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.132 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3250, 14.3604, 9.4318)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4951 #49AEA6

analogous

#AE4983 #AE4951 #AE7349

triadic

#AE4951 #51AE49 #4951AE

tetradic

#AE4951 #83AE49 #49AEA6 #7349AE

square

#AE4951 #83AE49 #49AEA6 #7349AE

split-complementary

#AE4951 #49AE73 #4983AE

monochromatic

#582529 #83373D #AE4951 #C37177 #D59CA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#AE4951 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AE4951 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4951

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4951	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4951	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A724F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD394C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4951;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.132 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8081',
    500: '#ae4951',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4951;
$custom-light: #cb8081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4951",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.248,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53989,
    "c": 0.13231,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4951

secondary

#91C2BE

accent

#D1C757

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4951

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

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