#AE5A4A#AE5A4A
#AE5A4A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.113 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5A4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 90, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 57.5%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.02, 32.68, 24.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.02, 40.99, 37.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.43% 0.0959 0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.43% 0.113 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3495, 16.8078, 8.5445) |
| Luminance | 0.1681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.12
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.14
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.95
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.24
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.31
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5A4A #4A9EAE
analogous
#AE4A6C #AE5A4A #AE8C4A
triadic
#AE5A4A #4AAE5A #5A4AAE
tetradic
#AE5A4A #6CAE4A #4A9EAE #8C4AAE
square
#AE5A4A #6CAE4A #4A9EAE #8C4AAE
split-complementary
#AE5A4A #4AAE8C #4A6CAE
monochromatic
#582E25 #834438 #AE5A4A #C37F72 #D5A69D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.82
#AE5A4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#AE5A4A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE5A4A
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5A4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5A4A | 1.00 | 4.82 | 4.36 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6748
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837949
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD4C56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5a4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 90, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.113 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8a7c',
500: '#ae5a4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5a4a; $custom-light: #cb8a7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5a4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 90,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.6,
"s": 40.323,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56425,
"c": 0.11312,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.16805
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5A4A
secondary
#92BAC2
accent
#BDD058
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0EE
border
#D3CBC9
text
#140C09
muted
#837D7B