#AE515E#AE515E

#AE515E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.122 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE515E
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 94)
HSL	hsl(352, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(352, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 46%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 39.24, 10.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 40.71, 15.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1187 0.0279)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.122 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4199, 15.6941, 12.4361)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE515E #51AEA1

analogous

#AE518C #AE515E #AE7351

triadic

#AE515E #5EAE51 #515EAE

tetradic

#AE515E #8CAE51 #51AEA1 #7351AE

square

#AE515E #8CAE51 #51AEA1 #7351AE

split-complementary

#AE515E #51AE73 #518CAE

monochromatic

#5A2A31 #843E47 #AE515E #C17B85 #D5A5AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AE515E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AE515E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE515E

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE515E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE515E	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64635E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C755C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae515e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.122 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca858b',
    500: '#ae515e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae515e;
$custom-light: #ca858b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae515e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.613,
    "s": 36.471,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5546,
    "c": 0.12189,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE515E

secondary

#99C2BC

accent

#CCBD5B

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140B0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE515E

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

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