#AE5352#AE5352

#AE5352 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.120 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5352
RGB	rgb(174, 83, 82)
HSL	hsl(1, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 52.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 37.05, 18.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 41.31, 26.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1106 0.0455)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.12 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0735, 15.7968, 9.8677)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5352 #52ADAE

analogous

#AE527F #AE5352 #AE8152

triadic

#AE5352 #52AE53 #5352AE

tetradic

#AE5352 #7FAE52 #52ADAE #8152AE

square

#AE5352 #7FAE52 #52ADAE #8152AE

split-complementary

#AE5352 #52AE81 #527FAE

monochromatic

#5B2B2B #853F3E #AE5352 #C27C7C #D5A6A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AE5352 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AE5352 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5352

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5352	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5352	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)

#686351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7650

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5352;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 83, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.120 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8682',
    500: '#ae5352',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5352;
$custom-light: #ca8682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5352",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.652,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55477,
    "c": 0.11956,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5352

secondary

#99C2C2

accent

#CBCC5C

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5352

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

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