#AE495E#AE495E

#AE495E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.133 H 9.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE495E
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 94)
HSL	hsl(348, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(348, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 46%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 43.21, 8.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 44.08, 11.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1311 0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.133 9.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8600, 14.5744, 12.2495)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE495E #49AE99

analogous

#AE4990 #AE495E #AE6649

triadic

#AE495E #5EAE49 #495EAE

tetradic

#AE495E #90AE49 #49AE99 #6649AE

square

#AE495E #90AE49 #49AE99 #6649AE

split-complementary

#AE495E #49AE66 #4990AE

monochromatic

#58252F #833747 #AE495E #C37182 #D59CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#AE495E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#AE495E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE495E

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE495E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE495E	1.00	5.36	3.91	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5E5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78725C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae495e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.133 9.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca808b',
    500: '#ae495e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae495e;
$custom-light: #ca808b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae495e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.525,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54313,
    "c": 0.13306,
    "h": 9.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE495E

secondary

#91C2B8

accent

#D1B757

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140A0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE495E

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

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