#AE656E#AE656E
#AE656E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.094 H 12.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE656E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 101, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 31%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 42%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 36.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.19, 30.42, 7.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.19, 31.39, 14.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.09% 0.0922 0.0203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.09% 0.094 12.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9248, 19.4339, 17.1872) |
| Luminance | 0.1943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 2.77
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 5.40
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.61
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 6.76
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 7.75
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE656E #65AEA5
analogous
#AE6593 #AE656E #AE8165
triadic
#AE656E #6EAE65 #656EAE
tetradic
#AE656E #93AE65 #65AEA5 #8165AE
square
#AE656E #93AE65 #65AEA5 #8165AE
split-complementary
#AE656E #65AE81 #6593AE
monochromatic
#64353A #8C4A52 #AE656E #C38D94 #D8B5BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#AE656E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#AE656E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE656E
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE656E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE656E | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72716E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847F6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA5E68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae656e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 101, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.094 12.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89297',
500: '#ae656e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae656e; $custom-light: #c89297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae656e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 101,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.603,
"s": 31.064,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59094,
"c": 0.09444,
"h": 12.4
},
"luminance": 0.19432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE656E
secondary
#A8C7C3
accent
#C7BB61
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F9F1F2
border
#D2CBCC
text
#130D0D
muted
#827E7E