#AE545D#AE545D

#AE545D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.118 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE545D
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 93)
HSL	hsl(354, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 46.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 37.59, 12.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 39.54, 18.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1135 0.0313)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.118 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.6032, 16.1320, 12.2772)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE545D #54AEA5

analogous

#AE548A #AE545D #AE7854

triadic

#AE545D #5DAE54 #545DAE

tetradic

#AE545D #8AAE54 #54AEA5 #7854AE

square

#AE545D #8AAE54 #54AEA5 #7854AE

split-complementary

#AE545D #54AE78 #548AAE

monochromatic

#5C2C30 #863F46 #AE545D #C27E84 #D5A7AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#AE545D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AE545D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE545D

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE545D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE545D	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67655D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D775B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4858

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae545d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.118 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca878a',
    500: '#ae545d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae545d;
$custom-light: #ca878a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae545d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55888,
    "c": 0.11769,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE545D

secondary

#9BC3BF

accent

#CCC15C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE545D

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

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