#AE505F#AE505F

#AE505F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.123 H 12.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE505F
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 95)
HSL	hsl(350, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 45.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 39.85, 9.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 41.08, 14.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1207 0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.123 12.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3913, 15.5646, 12.6493)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE505F #50AE9F

analogous

#AE508E #AE505F #AE7050

triadic

#AE505F #5FAE50 #505FAE

tetradic

#AE505F #8EAE50 #50AE9F #7050AE

square

#AE505F #8EAE50 #50AE9F #7050AE

split-complementary

#AE505F #50AE70 #508EAE

monochromatic

#5A2931 #843D48 #AE505F #C27A85 #D5A3AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AE505F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AE505F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE505F

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE505F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE505F	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63625F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B755D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae505f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.123 12.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca848c',
    500: '#ae505f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae505f;
$custom-light: #ca848c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae505f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.426,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55338,
    "c": 0.12338,
    "h": 12.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE505F

secondary

#98C2BB

accent

#CDBB5B

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140B0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE505F

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

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