#AE5965#AE5965

#AE5965 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.111 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5965
RGB	rgb(174, 89, 101)
HSL	hsl(352, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(352, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 42%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 35.83, 9.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 36.98, 14.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% 0.1085 0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.111 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3782, 17.0853, 14.3760)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5965 #59AEA2

analogous

#AE5990 #AE5965 #AE7859

triadic

#AE5965 #65AE59 #5965AE

tetradic

#AE5965 #90AE59 #59AEA2 #7859AE

square

#AE5965 #90AE59 #59AEA2 #7859AE

split-complementary

#AE5965 #59AE78 #5990AE

monochromatic

#5E2E35 #88424C #AE5965 #C2828B #D6ABB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#AE5965 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#AE5965 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5965

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5965	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5965	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6965

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7963

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5965;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 89, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.111 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98a90',
    500: '#ae5965',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5965;
$custom-light: #c98a90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5965",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.529,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56875,
    "c": 0.1111,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5965

secondary

#9FC4BF

accent

#CABB5D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140C0C

muted

#827D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5965

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

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