#AE5053#AE5053

#AE5053 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.123 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5053
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 83)
HSL	hsl(358, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 52.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 38.68, 16.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 42.21, 23.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1158 0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.123 20)
XYZ	xyz(21.8872, 15.3630, 9.9947)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5053 #50AEAB

analogous

#AE5082 #AE5053 #AE7C50

triadic

#AE5053 #53AE50 #5053AE

tetradic

#AE5053 #82AE50 #50AEAB #7C50AE

square

#AE5053 #82AE50 #50AEAB #7C50AE

split-complementary

#AE5053 #50AE7C #5082AE

monochromatic

#5A292B #843D3F #AE5053 #C27A7C #D5A3A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AE5053 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE5053 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5053

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5053	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5053	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)

#656153

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7551

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5053;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.123 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8483',
    500: '#ae5053',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5053;
$custom-light: #cb8483;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5053",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.085,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55045,
    "c": 0.12326,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.15361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5053

secondary

#98C2C1

accent

#CDC95B

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5053

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

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