#AE595B#AE595B

#AE595B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.111 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE595B
RGB	rgb(174, 89, 91)
HSL	hsl(359, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(359, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.14, 34.76, 14.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.14, 37.79, 23.09°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1045 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.111 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9178, 16.9011, 11.9508)
Luminance	0.1690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE595B #59AEAC

analogous

#AE5986 #AE595B #AE8259

triadic

#AE595B #5BAE59 #595BAE

tetradic

#AE595B #86AE59 #59AEAC #8259AE

square

#AE595B #86AE59 #59AEAC #8259AE

split-complementary

#AE595B #59AE82 #5986AE

monochromatic

#5E2E2F #884244 #AE595B #C28284 #D6ABAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#AE595B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#AE595B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE595B

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE595B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE595B	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B685B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807959

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4E5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae595b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 89, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.111 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8a89',
    500: '#ae595b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae595b;
$custom-light: #ca8a89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae595b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.588,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56622,
    "c": 0.11102,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE595B

secondary

#9FC4C3

accent

#CAC85D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140C0B

muted

#827D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE595B

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

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