#AE4E65#AE4E65
#AE4E65 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.127 H 7.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4E65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 78, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 42%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.16, 41.50, 6.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.16, 41.93, 8.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.21% 0.1261 0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.21% 0.127 7.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5303, 15.3894, 14.0933) |
| Luminance | 0.1539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 2.82
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.56
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.03
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.64
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4E65 #4EAE97
analogous
#AE4E95 #AE4E65 #AE674E
triadic
#AE4E65 #65AE4E #4E65AE
tetradic
#AE4E65 #95AE4E #4EAE97 #674EAE
square
#AE4E65 #95AE4E #4EAE97 #674EAE
split-complementary
#AE4E65 #4EAE67 #4E95AE
monochromatic
#592834 #843B4C #AE4E65 #C27789 #D5A1AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#AE4E65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#AE4E65 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4E65
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4E65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4E65 | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#606266
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#797463
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC4357
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4e65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.127 7.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8390',
500: '#ae4e65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4e65; $custom-light: #ca8390; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4e65",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 78,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.625,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55211,
"c": 0.12714,
"h": 7.2
},
"luminance": 0.15387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4E65
secondary
#96C2B7
accent
#CEB25A
background
#FCF8F8
surface
#F9EFF0
border
#D2CACB
text
#140B0C
muted
#827C7D