#AE495B#AE495B

#AE495B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.133 H 11.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE495B
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 91)
HSL	hsl(349, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(349, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 42.91, 10.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 44.17, 13.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.13 0.0268)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.133 11.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7280, 14.5216, 11.5542)
Luminance	0.1452 (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

#AE495B #49AE9C

analogous

#AE498D #AE495B #AE6949

triadic

#AE495B #5BAE49 #495BAE

tetradic

#AE495B #8DAE49 #49AE9C #6949AE

square

#AE495B #8DAE49 #49AE9C #6949AE

split-complementary

#AE495B #49AE69 #498DAE

monochromatic

#58252E #833744 #AE495B #C37180 #D59CA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#AE495B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#AE495B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE495B

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE495B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE495B	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5E5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787259

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3B50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae495b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.133 11.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8089',
    500: '#ae495b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae495b;
$custom-light: #ca8089;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae495b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.307,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54233,
    "c": 0.13269,
    "h": 11.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE495B

secondary

#91C2B9

accent

#D1BB57

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFF0

border

#D3CACB

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE495B

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

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