#AE4A42#AE4A42

#AE4A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.133 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4A42
RGB	rgb(174, 74, 66)
HSL	hsl(4, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(4, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 40.32, 25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 47.53, 31.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1183 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.133 27)
XYZ	xyz(20.8896, 14.2922, 6.8118)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4A42 #42A6AE

analogous

#AE4270 #AE4A42 #AE8042

triadic

#AE4A42 #42AE4A #4A42AE

tetradic

#AE4A42 #70AE42 #42A6AE #8042AE

square

#AE4A42 #70AE42 #42A6AE #8042AE

split-complementary

#AE4A42 #42AE80 #4270AE

monochromatic

#552420 #823731 #AE4A42 #C66F68 #D69994

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#AE4A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AE4A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4A42

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4A42	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7240

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 74, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.133 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8076',
    500: '#ae4a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4a42;
$custom-light: #cc8076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.444,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53824,
    "c": 0.1328,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.1429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4A42

secondary

#8ABEC2

accent

#CBD553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4A42

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

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