#AE4B4E#AE4B4E
#AE4B4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.130 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 75, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 55.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.06, 40.75, 18.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.06, 44.75, 24.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.21% 0.1216 0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.21% 0.13 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3485, 14.5834, 8.8969) |
| Luminance | 0.1458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.19
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.51
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.49
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.51
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.78
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4B4E #4BAEAB
analogous
#AE4B80 #AE4B4E #AE7A4B
triadic
#AE4B4E #4EAE4B #4B4EAE
tetradic
#AE4B4E #80AE4B #4BAEAB #7A4BAE
square
#AE4B4E #80AE4B #4BAEAB #7A4BAE
split-complementary
#AE4B4E #4BAE7A #4B80AE
monochromatic
#582628 #83393B #AE4B4E #C37376 #D59EA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#AE4B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#AE4B4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4B4E
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4B4E | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625E4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B724C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3B4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 75, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.130 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb817f',
500: '#ae4b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4b4e; $custom-light: #cb817f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 75,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.182,
"s": 39.759,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54205,
"c": 0.12995,
"h": 20.6
},
"luminance": 0.14581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4B4E
secondary
#93C2C1
accent
#D0CC58
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#140A0A
muted
#837C7C