#AE4E5B#AE4E5B

#AE4E5B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.126 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4E5B
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 91)
HSL	hsl(352, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 40.45, 11.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 42.12, 16.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1222 0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.126 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0698, 15.2052, 11.6682)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4E5B #4EAEA1

analogous

#AE4E8B #AE4E5B #AE714E

triadic

#AE4E5B #5BAE4E #4E5BAE

tetradic

#AE4E5B #8BAE4E #4EAEA1 #714EAE

square

#AE4E5B #8BAE4E #4EAEA1 #714EAE

split-complementary

#AE4E5B #4EAE71 #4E8BAE

monochromatic

#59282F #843B45 #AE4E5B #C27781 #D5A1A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AE4E5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AE4E5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4E5B

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4E5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4E5B	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62615B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7459

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4e5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.126 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8389',
    500: '#ae4e5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4e5b;
$custom-light: #ca8389;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4e5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.875,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54942,
    "c": 0.12585,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4E5B

secondary

#96C2BC

accent

#CEBE5A

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4E5B

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

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