#AE6858#AE6858

#AE6858 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.094 H 33.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE6858
RGB	rgb(174, 104, 88)
HSL	hsl(11, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(11, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.2%, 49.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.39, 26.30, 20.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.39, 33.65, 38.59°)
OKLab	oklab(59.09% 0.0782 0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(59.09% 0.094 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1688, 19.6061, 11.7421)
Luminance	0.1960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE6858 #589EAE

analogous

#AE5873 #AE6858 #AE9358

triadic

#AE6858 #58AE68 #6858AE

tetradic

#AE6858 #73AE58 #589EAE #9358AE

square

#AE6858 #73AE58 #589EAE #9358AE

split-complementary

#AE6858 #58AE93 #5873AE

monochromatic

#5E372E #874F42 #AE6858 #C28D81 #D6B3AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#AE6858 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#AE6858 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE6858

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE6858	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE6858	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A8057

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC5D64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae6858;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 104, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.094 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c99487',
    500: '#ae6858',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae6858;
$custom-light: #c99487;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae6858",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.163,
    "s": 34.677,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59087,
    "c": 0.09393,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE6858

secondary

#9EBDC4

accent

#B6CB5D

background

#FCF9F8

surface

#F9F1EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140D0B

muted

#827E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE6858

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

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