#AE5262#AE5262

#AE5262 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.121 H 11.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5262
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 98)
HSL	hsl(350, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 43.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 39.15, 8.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 40.13, 12.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1187 0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.121 11)
XYZ	xyz(22.6789, 15.9175, 13.4309)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5262 #52AE9E

analogous

#AE5290 #AE5262 #AE7052

triadic

#AE5262 #62AE52 #5262AE

tetradic

#AE5262 #90AE52 #52AE9E #7052AE

square

#AE5262 #90AE52 #52AE9E #7052AE

split-complementary

#AE5262 #52AE70 #5290AE

monochromatic

#5B2B33 #853E4A #AE5262 #C27C88 #D5A5AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AE5262 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AE5262 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5262

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5262	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5262	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646462

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7660

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4758

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5262;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.121 11.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca858e',
    500: '#ae5262',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5262;
$custom-light: #ca858e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5262",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.565,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55715,
    "c": 0.12086,
    "h": 11
  },
  "luminance": 0.15915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5262

secondary

#99C2BB

accent

#CCB95C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140B0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5262

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

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