#AE4956#AE4956

#AE4956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.132 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4956
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 86)
HSL	hsl(352, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(352, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 50.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, 42.44, 13.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 44.48, 17.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.128 0.0338)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.132 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5195, 14.4382, 10.4559)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4956 #49AEA1

analogous

#AE4988 #AE4956 #AE6E49

triadic

#AE4956 #56AE49 #4956AE

tetradic

#AE4956 #88AE49 #49AEA1 #6E49AE

square

#AE4956 #88AE49 #49AEA1 #6E49AE

split-complementary

#AE4956 #49AE6E #4988AE

monochromatic

#58252B #833741 #AE4956 #C3717B #D59CA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#AE4956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#AE4956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4956

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4956	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797254

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3A4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.132 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8085',
    500: '#ae4956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4956;
$custom-light: #cb8085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.277,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54107,
    "c": 0.13234,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4956

secondary

#91C2BC

accent

#D1C157

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4956

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

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