#AE4E51#AE4E51

#AE4E51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.126 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4E51
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 81)
HSL	hsl(358, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 53.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 39.51, 17.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 43.22, 23.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1182 0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.126 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6668, 15.0440, 9.5458)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4E51 #4EAEAB

analogous

#AE4E81 #AE4E51 #AE7B4E

triadic

#AE4E51 #51AE4E #4E51AE

tetradic

#AE4E51 #81AE4E #4EAEAB #7B4EAE

square

#AE4E51 #81AE4E #4EAEAB #7B4EAE

split-complementary

#AE4E51 #4EAE7B #4E81AE

monochromatic

#59282A #843B3D #AE4E51 #C27779 #D5A1A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AE4E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AE4E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4E51

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4E51	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646051

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C744F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.126 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8381',
    500: '#ae4e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4e51;
$custom-light: #cb8381;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.125,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54705,
    "c": 0.12595,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4E51

secondary

#96C2C1

accent

#CECA5A

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4E51

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

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