#AE5359#AE5359

#AE5359 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.119 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5359
RGB	rgb(174, 83, 89)
HSL	hsl(356, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(356, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 48.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 37.70, 14.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 40.31, 20.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.1134 0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.119 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3535, 15.9089, 11.3428)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5359 #53AEA8

analogous

#AE5386 #AE5359 #AE7A53

triadic

#AE5359 #59AE53 #5359AE

tetradic

#AE5359 #86AE53 #53AEA8 #7A53AE

square

#AE5359 #86AE53 #53AEA8 #7A53AE

split-complementary

#AE5359 #53AE7A #5386AE

monochromatic

#5C2B2E #853F43 #AE5359 #C27D81 #D5A6A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AE5359 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AE5359 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5359

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5359	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5359	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)

#676459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5359;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 83, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.119 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8687',
    500: '#ae5359',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5359;
$custom-light: #ca8687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5359",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.044,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55637,
    "c": 0.11905,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5359

secondary

#9AC3C0

accent

#CCC55C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5359

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

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