#AE515B#AE515B

#AE515B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.122 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE515B
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 91)
HSL	hsl(354, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 38.93, 12.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 40.91, 17.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.1175 0.0321)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.122 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2879, 15.6413, 11.7408)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE515B #51AEA4

analogous

#AE518A #AE515B #AE7551

triadic

#AE515B #5BAE51 #515BAE

tetradic

#AE515B #8AAE51 #51AEA4 #7551AE

square

#AE515B #8AAE51 #51AEA4 #7551AE

split-complementary

#AE515B #51AE75 #518AAE

monochromatic

#5A2A2F #843E45 #AE515B #C17B82 #D5A5AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE515B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AE515B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE515B

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE515B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE515B	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65635B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7559

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae515b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.122 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8589',
    500: '#ae515b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae515b;
$custom-light: #ca8589;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae515b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.548,
    "s": 36.471,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55384,
    "c": 0.12175,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE515B

secondary

#99C2BE

accent

#CCC05B

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE515B

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

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