#AE504B#AE504B

#AE504B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.124 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE504B
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 75)
HSL	hsl(3, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 56.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 37.99, 21.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 43.65, 29.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1125 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.124 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5960, 15.2465, 8.4608)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE504B #4BA9AE

analogous

#AE4B78 #AE504B #AE824B

triadic

#AE504B #4BAE50 #504BAE

tetradic

#AE504B #78AE4B #4BA9AE #824BAE

square

#AE504B #78AE4B #4BA9AE #824BAE

split-complementary

#AE504B #4BAE82 #4B78AE

monochromatic

#582926 #833C39 #AE504B #C37773 #D5A19E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#AE504B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#AE504B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE504B

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE504B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE504B	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67614A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7449

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE404F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae504b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.124 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb847d',
    500: '#ae504b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae504b;
$custom-light: #cb847d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae504b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.03,
    "s": 39.759,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54875,
    "c": 0.12423,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE504B

secondary

#93C0C2

accent

#CAD058

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE504B

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

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