#AE5E4E#AE5E4E

#AE5E4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.108 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5E4E
RGB	rgb(174, 94, 78)
HSL	hsl(10, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(10, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46%, 55.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.95, 30.86, 23.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.95, 38.86, 37.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.16% 0.0909 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(57.16% 0.108 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8351, 17.5565, 9.3924)
Luminance	0.1755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5E4E #4E9EAE

analogous

#AE4E6E #AE5E4E #AE8E4E

triadic

#AE5E4E #4EAE5E #5E4EAE

tetradic

#AE5E4E #6EAE4E #4E9EAE #8E4EAE

square

#AE5E4E #6EAE4E #4E9EAE #8E4EAE

split-complementary

#AE5E4E #4EAE8E #4E6EAE

monochromatic

#593028 #84473B #AE5E4E #C28477 #D5AAA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#AE5E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#AE5E4E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5E4E

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5E4E	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716A4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD515A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 94, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.108 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8d7f',
    500: '#ae5e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5e4e;
$custom-light: #ca8d7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57162,
    "c": 0.10764,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5E4E

secondary

#96BBC2

accent

#BBCE5A

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9F0EE

border

#D2CBC9

text

#140C0A

muted

#827D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5E4E

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