#AE4952#AE4952

#AE4952 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.132 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4952
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 82)
HSL	hsl(355, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 52.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 42.08, 15.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 44.90, 20.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% 0.1263 0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.132 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3628, 14.3755, 9.6308)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4952 #49AEA5

analogous

#AE4984 #AE4952 #AE7249

triadic

#AE4952 #52AE49 #4952AE

tetradic

#AE4952 #84AE49 #49AEA5 #7249AE

square

#AE4952 #84AE49 #49AEA5 #7249AE

split-complementary

#AE4952 #49AE72 #4984AE

monochromatic

#582529 #83373E #AE4952 #C37178 #D59CA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#AE4952 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AE4952 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4952

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4952	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4952	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)

#605D52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7250

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD394D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4952;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.132 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8082',
    500: '#ae4952',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4952;
$custom-light: #cb8082;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4952",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.653,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54012,
    "c": 0.13229,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4952

secondary

#91C2BE

accent

#D1C657

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4952

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

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