#AE5F5F#AE5F5F

#AE5F5F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.103 H 20.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5F5F
RGB	rgb(174, 95, 95)
HSL	hsl(0, 33%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 45%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.4%, 45.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.51, 31.96, 14.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.51, 35.02, 24.14°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% 0.0962 0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.103 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.6147, 18.0116, 13.0572)
Luminance	0.1801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5F5F #5FAEAE

analogous

#AE5F86 #AE5F5F #AE865F

triadic

#AE5F5F #5FAE5F #5F5FAE

tetradic

#AE5F5F #86AE5F #5FAEAE #865FAE

square

#AE5F5F #86AE5F #5FAEAE #865FAE

split-complementary

#AE5F5F #5FAE86 #5F86AE

monochromatic

#613131 #8A4646 #AE5F5F #C38888 #D7B0B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#AE5F5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#AE5F5F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE5F5F

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5F5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE5F5F	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)

#706C5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837C5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC5560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5f5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 95, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.103 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98e8c',
    500: '#ae5f5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5f5f;
$custom-light: #c98e8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5f5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 32.78,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57697,
    "c": 0.10284,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5F5F

secondary

#A3C6C6

accent

#C9C95F

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140C0C

muted

#827D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5F5F

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

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