#AE4E42#AE4E42

#AE4E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.128 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4E42
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 66)
HSL	hsl(7, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 38.33, 26.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 46.39, 34.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% 0.1121 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.128 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1652, 14.8434, 6.9037)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4E42 #42A2AE

analogous

#AE426C #AE4E42 #AE8442

triadic

#AE4E42 #42AE4E #4E42AE

tetradic

#AE4E42 #6CAE42 #42A2AE #8442AE

square

#AE4E42 #6CAE42 #42A2AE #8442AE

split-complementary

#AE4E42 #42AE84 #426CAE

monochromatic

#552620 #823A31 #AE4E42 #C67268 #D69B94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#AE4E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#AE4E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4E42

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4E42	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7340

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.128 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8276',
    500: '#ae4e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4e42;
$custom-light: #cc8276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.667,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54407,
    "c": 0.12834,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4E42

secondary

#8ABCC2

accent

#C6D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4E42

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

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