#AE596C#AE596C

#AE596C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.112 H 7.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE596C
RGB	rgb(174, 89, 108)
HSL	hsl(347, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(347, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 37.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.55, 36.65, 5.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.55, 37.01, 8.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.07% 0.1113 0.0138)
OKLCH	oklch(57.07% 0.112 7.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7359, 17.2284, 16.2598)
Luminance	0.1723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE596C #59AE9B

analogous

#AE5997 #AE596C #AE7159

triadic

#AE596C #6CAE59 #596CAE

tetradic

#AE596C #97AE59 #59AE9B #7159AE

square

#AE596C #97AE59 #59AE9B #7159AE

split-complementary

#AE596C #59AE71 #5997AE

monochromatic

#5E2E39 #884252 #AE596C #C28290 #D6ABB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#AE596C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#AE596C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE596C

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE596C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE596C	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68696C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E796A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB5160

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae596c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 89, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.112 7.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98a96',
    500: '#ae596c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae596c;
$custom-light: #c98a96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae596c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.588,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57069,
    "c": 0.11213,
    "h": 7.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE596C

secondary

#9FC4BC

accent

#CAB25D

background

#FCF8F9

surface

#F9F0F1

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140C0D

muted

#827D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE596C

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

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