#AE5259#AE5259

#AE5259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.120 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5259
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(355, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 48.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 38.22, 13.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 40.70, 20.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.49% 0.1151 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(55.49% 0.12 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2776, 15.7570, 11.3175)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5259 #52AEA7

analogous

#AE5287 #AE5259 #AE7952

triadic

#AE5259 #59AE52 #5259AE

tetradic

#AE5259 #87AE52 #52AEA7 #7952AE

square

#AE5259 #87AE52 #52AEA7 #7952AE

split-complementary

#AE5259 #52AE79 #5287AE

monochromatic

#5B2B2E #853E43 #AE5259 #C27C81 #D5A5A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AE5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AE5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5259

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5259	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.120 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8587',
    500: '#ae5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5259;
$custom-light: #ca8587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.435,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55486,
    "c": 0.12039,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5259

secondary

#99C2BF

accent

#CCC45C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5259

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

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