#AE4C4E#AE4C4E
#AE4C4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.129 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 76, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 55.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.25, 40.26, 18.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.25, 44.40, 24.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.35% 0.1201 0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.35% 0.129 21.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4169, 14.7202, 8.9197) |
| Luminance | 0.1472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.25
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.45
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.65
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.75
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.77
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4C4E #4CAEAC
analogous
#AE4C7F #AE4C4E #AE7B4C
triadic
#AE4C4E #4EAE4C #4C4EAE
tetradic
#AE4C4E #7FAE4C #4CAEAC #7B4CAE
square
#AE4C4E #7FAE4C #4CAEAC #7B4CAE
split-complementary
#AE4C4E #4CAE7B #4C7FAE
monochromatic
#592728 #83393B #AE4C4E #C37576 #D59FA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#AE4C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#AE4C4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4C4E
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4C4E | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635E4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C734C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3C4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 76, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.129 21.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb817f',
500: '#ae4c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4c4e; $custom-light: #cb817f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 76,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.776,
"s": 39.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54348,
"c": 0.12871,
"h": 21.1
},
"luminance": 0.14718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4C4E
secondary
#94C2C1
accent
#CFCD59
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#140B0A
muted
#837C7C