#AE4959#AE4959

#AE4959 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.133 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4959
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 89)
HSL	hsl(350, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(350, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 48.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.92, 42.72, 11.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.92, 44.27, 15.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1291 0.0296)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.133 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.6429, 14.4875, 11.1059)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4959 #49AE9E

analogous

#AE498B #AE4959 #AE6B49

triadic

#AE4959 #59AE49 #4959AE

tetradic

#AE4959 #8BAE49 #49AE9E #6B49AE

square

#AE4959 #8BAE49 #49AE9E #6B49AE

split-complementary

#AE4959 #49AE6B #498BAE

monochromatic

#58252D #833743 #AE4959 #C3717E #D59CA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#AE4959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#AE4959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4959

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4959	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5E59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797257

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3B4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.133 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8087',
    500: '#ae4959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4959;
$custom-light: #cb8087;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.495,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54182,
    "c": 0.13251,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4959

secondary

#91C2BA

accent

#D1BD57

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4959

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

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