#AE5E69#AE5E69
#AE5E69 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.104 H 12.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5E69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 94, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 46%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 39.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.53, 33.62, 8.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.53, 34.65, 13.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.79% 0.1019 0.0219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.79% 0.104 12.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0093, 18.0262, 15.5768) |
| Luminance | 0.1802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.02
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.67
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 6.76
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.80
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 7.05
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5E69 #5EAEA3
analogous
#AE5E91 #AE5E69 #AE7B5E
triadic
#AE5E69 #69AE5E #5E69AE
tetradic
#AE5E69 #91AE5E #5EAEA3 #7B5EAE
square
#AE5E69 #91AE5E #5EAEA3 #7B5EAE
split-complementary
#AE5E69 #5EAE7B #5E91AE
monochromatic
#613137 #8A454F #AE5E69 #C2878F #D7AFB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.56
#AE5E69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.60
#AE5E69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE5E69
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5E69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5E69 | 1.00 | 4.56 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6C69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817C67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB5562
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5e69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 94, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.104 12.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98d93',
500: '#ae5e69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5e69; $custom-light: #c98d93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5e69",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 94,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.75,
"s": 33.058,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57788,
"c": 0.10421,
"h": 12.1
},
"luminance": 0.18024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5E69
secondary
#A3C5C0
accent
#C9BB5F
background
#FCF8F9
surface
#F9F0F1
border
#D2CBCB
text
#130C0D
muted
#827D7E