#AE4E52#AE4E52

#AE4E52 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.126 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4E52
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 82)
HSL	hsl(358, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 52.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 39.60, 16.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 43.07, 23.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.1186 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.126 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7046, 15.0592, 9.7447)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4E52 #4EAEAA

analogous

#AE4E82 #AE4E52 #AE7A4E

triadic

#AE4E52 #52AE4E #4E52AE

tetradic

#AE4E52 #82AE4E #4EAEAA #7A4EAE

square

#AE4E52 #82AE4E #4EAEAA #7A4EAE

split-complementary

#AE4E52 #4EAE7A #4E82AE

monochromatic

#59282A #843B3E #AE4E52 #C2777A #D5A1A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AE4E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AE4E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4E52

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4E52	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)

#646052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7450

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.126 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8382',
    500: '#ae4e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4e52;
$custom-light: #cb8382;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.5,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54727,
    "c": 0.12588,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4E52

secondary

#96C2C0

accent

#CEC95A

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4E52

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

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