#AE4C52#AE4C52

#AE4C52 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.128 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4C52
RGB	rgb(174, 76, 82)
HSL	hsl(356, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(356, 56%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 52.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 40.60, 16.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 43.80, 22.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1217 0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.128 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5647, 14.7793, 9.6981)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4C52 #4CAEA8

analogous

#AE4C83 #AE4C52 #AE774C

triadic

#AE4C52 #52AE4C #4C52AE

tetradic

#AE4C52 #83AE4C #4CAEA8 #774CAE

square

#AE4C52 #83AE4C #4CAEA8 #774CAE

split-complementary

#AE4C52 #4CAE77 #4C83AE

monochromatic

#59272A #83393E #AE4C52 #C37579 #D59FA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#AE4C52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AE4C52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4C52

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4C52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4C52	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7350

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4c52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 76, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.128 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8182',
    500: '#ae4c52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4c52;
$custom-light: #cb8182;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4c52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.327,
    "s": 39.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54437,
    "c": 0.12844,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4C52

secondary

#94C2BF

accent

#CFC859

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4C52

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

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