#AE525B#AE525B

#AE525B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.120 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE525B
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 91)
HSL	hsl(354, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 38.42, 12.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 40.51, 18.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1159 0.0327)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.12 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.3627, 15.7910, 11.7658)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE525B #52AEA5

analogous

#AE5289 #AE525B #AE7752

triadic

#AE525B #5BAE52 #525BAE

tetradic

#AE525B #89AE52 #52AEA5 #7752AE

square

#AE525B #89AE52 #52AEA5 #7752AE

split-complementary

#AE525B #52AE77 #5289AE

monochromatic

#5B2B2F #853E45 #AE525B #C27C83 #D5A5AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AE525B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AE525B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE525B

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE525B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE525B	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66635B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7659

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae525b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.120 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8589',
    500: '#ae525b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae525b;
$custom-light: #ca8589;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae525b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.13,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55534,
    "c": 0.12039,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE525B

secondary

#99C2BE

accent

#CCC15C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE525B

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

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