#AE525A#AE525A

#AE525A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.120 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE525A
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 90)
HSL	hsl(355, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 48.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 38.32, 13.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 40.60, 19.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1155 0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.12 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3199, 15.7739, 11.5401)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE525A #52AEA6

analogous

#AE5288 #AE525A #AE7852

triadic

#AE525A #5AAE52 #525AAE

tetradic

#AE525A #88AE52 #52AEA6 #7852AE

square

#AE525A #88AE52 #52AEA6 #7852AE

split-complementary

#AE525A #52AE78 #5288AE

monochromatic

#5B2B2F #853E44 #AE525A #C27C82 #D5A5AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AE525A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AE525A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE525A

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE525A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE525A	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)

#66635A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7658

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae525a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.120 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8588',
    500: '#ae525a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae525a;
$custom-light: #ca8588;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae525a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.783,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5551,
    "c": 0.12038,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE525A

secondary

#99C2BF

accent

#CCC25C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE525A

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

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