#AE4961#AE4961

#AE4961 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.134 H 7.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4961
RGB	rgb(174, 73, 97)
HSL	hsl(346, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 44.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 43.52, 6.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 44.08, 9.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.1323 0.0183)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.134 7.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9973, 14.6293, 12.9723)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4961 #49AE96

analogous

#AE4993 #AE4961 #AE6349

triadic

#AE4961 #61AE49 #4961AE

tetradic

#AE4961 #93AE49 #49AE96 #6349AE

square

#AE4961 #93AE49 #49AE96 #6349AE

split-complementary

#AE4961 #49AE63 #4993AE

monochromatic

#582531 #833749 #AE4961 #C37184 #D59CAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#AE4961 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#AE4961 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4961

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4961	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4961	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5E62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#77725F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3D52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4961;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 73, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.134 7.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca808d',
    500: '#ae4961',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4961;
$custom-light: #ca808d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4961",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.743,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54395,
    "c": 0.13355,
    "h": 7.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4961

secondary

#91C2B6

accent

#D1B457

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140A0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4961

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

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