#AE5E65#AE5E65

#AE5E65 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.104 H 15.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5E65
RGB	rgb(174, 94, 101)
HSL	hsl(355, 33%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(355, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46%, 42%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 33.16, 10.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 34.82, 17.78°)
OKLab	oklab(57.68% 0.1003 0.0275)
OKLCH	oklch(57.68% 0.104 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8085, 17.9459, 14.5194)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5E65 #5EAEA7

analogous

#AE5E8D #AE5E65 #AE7F5E

triadic

#AE5E65 #65AE5E #5E65AE

tetradic

#AE5E65 #8DAE5E #5EAEA7 #7F5EAE

square

#AE5E65 #8DAE5E #5EAEA7 #7F5EAE

split-complementary

#AE5E65 #5EAE7F #5E8DAE

monochromatic

#613135 #8A454B #AE5E65 #C2878C #D7AFB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#AE5E65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#AE5E65 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE5E65

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5E65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE5E65	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6C65

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827C63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB5561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5e65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 94, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.104 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98d90',
    500: '#ae5e65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5e65;
$custom-light: #c98d90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5e65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.75,
    "s": 33.058,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57682,
    "c": 0.10398,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5E65

secondary

#A3C5C2

accent

#C9C05F

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140C0C

muted

#827D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5E65

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

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