#AE4E5E#AE4E5E
#AE4E5E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.126 H 11.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 78, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 46%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.99, 40.75, 10.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.99, 41.97, 13.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.02% 0.1234 0.0259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.02% 0.126 11.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2018, 15.2580, 12.3634) |
| Luminance | 0.1526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 1.79
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 3.10
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.05
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.20
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.58
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4E5E #4EAE9E
analogous
#AE4E8E #AE4E5E #AE6E4E
triadic
#AE4E5E #5EAE4E #4E5EAE
tetradic
#AE4E5E #8EAE4E #4EAE9E #6E4EAE
square
#AE4E5E #8EAE4E #4EAE9E #6E4EAE
split-complementary
#AE4E5E #4EAE6E #4E8EAE
monochromatic
#592830 #843B47 #AE4E5E #C27784 #D5A1AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#AE4E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#AE4E5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4E5E
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4E5E | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62615E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A745C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC4254
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.126 11.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca838b',
500: '#ae4e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4e5e; $custom-light: #ca838b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 78,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55019,
"c": 0.12608,
"h": 11.8
},
"luminance": 0.15256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4E5E
secondary
#96C2BB
accent
#CEBB5A
background
#FCF8F8
surface
#F9EFF0
border
#D2CACB
text
#140B0C
muted
#827C7D