#AE495D#AE495D

#AE495D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.133 H 10.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE495D
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 93)
HSL	hsl(348, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(348, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 46.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.02, 43.11, 9.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.02, 44.10, 12.15°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.1307 0.024)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.133 10.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8154, 14.5566, 12.0147)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE495D #49AE9A

analogous

#AE498F #AE495D #AE6749

triadic

#AE495D #5DAE49 #495DAE

tetradic

#AE495D #8FAE49 #49AE9A #6749AE

square

#AE495D #8FAE49 #49AE9A #6749AE

split-complementary

#AE495D #49AE67 #498FAE

monochromatic

#58252F #833746 #AE495D #C37181 #D59CA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#AE495D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#AE495D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE495D

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE495D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE495D	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5E5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78725B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae495d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.133 10.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca808a',
    500: '#ae495d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae495d;
$custom-light: #ca808a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae495d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.119,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54286,
    "c": 0.13292,
    "h": 10.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE495D

secondary

#91C2B8

accent

#D1B957

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFF0

border

#D3CACB

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE495D

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

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