#AE565B#AE565B

#AE565B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.115 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE565B
RGB	rgb(174, 86, 91)
HSL	hsl(357, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, 36.34, 13.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 38.93, 21.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.15% 0.1094 0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(56.15% 0.115 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6732, 16.4120, 11.8693)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE565B #56AEA9

analogous

#AE5687 #AE565B #AE7D56

triadic

#AE565B #5BAE56 #565BAE

tetradic

#AE565B #87AE56 #56AEA9 #7D56AE

square

#AE565B #87AE56 #56AEA9 #7D56AE

split-complementary

#AE565B #56AE7D #5687AE

monochromatic

#5D2D2F #864044 #AE565B #C27F83 #D6A9AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#AE565B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#AE565B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE565B

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE565B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE565B	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)

#69665B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4A58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae565b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 86, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.115 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8889',
    500: '#ae565b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae565b;
$custom-light: #ca8889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae565b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.591,
    "s": 35.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56148,
    "c": 0.115,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE565B

secondary

#9CC3C1

accent

#CBC55D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE565B

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

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