#AE505A#AE505A

#AE505A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.123 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE505A
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 90)
HSL	hsl(354, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 48.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 39.34, 12.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 41.39, 18.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1187 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.123 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1712, 15.4766, 11.4906)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE505A #50AEA4

analogous

#AE5089 #AE505A #AE7550

triadic

#AE505A #5AAE50 #505AAE

tetradic

#AE505A #89AE50 #50AEA4 #7550AE

square

#AE505A #89AE50 #50AEA4 #7550AE

split-complementary

#AE505A #50AE75 #5089AE

monochromatic

#5A292F #843D44 #AE505A #C27A81 #D5A3A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AE505A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AE505A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE505A

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE505A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE505A	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64625A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7558

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae505a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.123 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8488',
    500: '#ae505a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae505a;
$custom-light: #ca8488;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae505a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.617,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55211,
    "c": 0.12309,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE505A

secondary

#98C2BE

accent

#CDC15B

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE505A

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

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