#AE656B#AE656B
#AE656B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.094 H 15.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE656B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 101, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 31%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 42%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 38.5%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.12, 30.05, 9.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.12, 31.50, 17.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.01% 0.091 0.0245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.01% 0.094 15.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7642, 19.3697, 16.3415) |
| Luminance | 0.1937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.11
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.63
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 6.23
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 7.01
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 7.86
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE656B #65AEA8
analogous
#AE6590 #AE656B #AE8465
triadic
#AE656B #6BAE65 #656BAE
tetradic
#AE656B #90AE65 #65AEA8 #8465AE
square
#AE656B #90AE65 #65AEA8 #8465AE
split-complementary
#AE656B #65AE84 #6590AE
monochromatic
#643538 #8C4A4F #AE656B #C38D92 #D8B5B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.31
#AE656B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.87
#AE656B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE656B
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE656B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE656B | 1.00 | 4.31 | 4.87 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73716B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857F6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB5D67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae656b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 101, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.094 15.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c99295',
500: '#ae656b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae656b; $custom-light: #c99295; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae656b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 101,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.068,
"s": 31.064,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59014,
"c": 0.09427,
"h": 15.1
},
"luminance": 0.19368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE656B
secondary
#A8C7C4
accent
#C7BF61
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F9F1F1
border
#D2CBCB
text
#130D0D
muted
#827E7E