#AE4E64#AE4E64

#AE4E64 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.127 H 7.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4E64
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 100)
HSL	hsl(346, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(346, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 42.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 41.39, 6.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 41.91, 9.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1258 0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.127 7.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4816, 15.3700, 13.8369)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4E64 #4EAE98

analogous

#AE4E94 #AE4E64 #AE684E

triadic

#AE4E64 #64AE4E #4E64AE

tetradic

#AE4E64 #94AE4E #4EAE98 #684EAE

square

#AE4E64 #94AE4E #4EAE98 #684EAE

split-complementary

#AE4E64 #4EAE68 #4E94AE

monochromatic

#592833 #843B4C #AE4E64 #C27788 #D5A1AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AE4E64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE4E64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4E64

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4E64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4E64	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616264

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797462

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4e64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.127 7.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8390',
    500: '#ae4e64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4e64;
$custom-light: #ca8390;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4e64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.25,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55183,
    "c": 0.12694,
    "h": 7.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4E64

secondary

#96C2B8

accent

#CEB35A

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140B0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4E64

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

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