#AE5451#AE5451

#AE5451 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.118 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5451
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 81)
HSL	hsl(2, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 53.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 36.44, 19.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 41.15, 27.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1086 0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.118 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1127, 15.9359, 9.6944)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5451 #51ABAE

analogous

#AE517D #AE5451 #AE8251

triadic

#AE5451 #51AE54 #5451AE

tetradic

#AE5451 #7DAE51 #51ABAE #8251AE

square

#AE5451 #7DAE51 #51ABAE #8251AE

split-complementary

#AE5451 #51AE82 #517DAE

monochromatic

#5A2C2A #84403E #AE5451 #C17D7B #D5A6A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AE5451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AE5451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5451

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5451	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696450

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.118 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8681',
    500: '#ae5451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5451;
$custom-light: #ca8681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.935,
    "s": 36.471,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5561,
    "c": 0.11846,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5451

secondary

#99C1C2

accent

#C9CC5B

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5451

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

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