#AE5564#AE5564

#AE5564 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.117 H 11.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5564
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 100)
HSL	hsl(350, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(350, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 42.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.52, 37.82, 8.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.52, 38.77, 12.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.1146 0.0223)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.117 11)
XYZ	xyz(23.0057, 16.4181, 14.0116)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5564 #55AE9F

analogous

#AE5590 #AE5564 #AE7255

triadic

#AE5564 #64AE55 #5564AE

tetradic

#AE5564 #90AE55 #55AE9F #7255AE

square

#AE5564 #90AE55 #55AE9F #7255AE

split-complementary

#AE5564 #55AE72 #5590AE

monochromatic

#5D2C34 #86404C #AE5564 #C27E8A #D5A8B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#AE5564 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#AE5564 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5564

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5564	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5564	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666664

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7762

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4B5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5564;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.117 11.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8790',
    500: '#ae5564',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5564;
$custom-light: #ca8790;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5564",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.888,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56224,
    "c": 0.11677,
    "h": 11
  },
  "luminance": 0.16416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5564

secondary

#9CC3BC

accent

#CBB95C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140B0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5564

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

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