#AE727A#AE727A
#AE727A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.077 H 10.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE727A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 114, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 27%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 34%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.5%, 29.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.49, 24.79, 5.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.49, 25.37, 12.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.72% 0.0752 0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.72% 0.077 10.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9865, 22.4402, 21.3186) |
| Luminance | 0.2244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 2.90
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 4.14
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.28
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 5.63
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 6.34
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE727A #72AEA6
analogous
#AE7298 #AE727A #AE8872
triadic
#AE727A #7AAE72 #727AAE
tetradic
#AE727A #98AE72 #72AEA6 #8872AE
square
#AE727A #98AE72 #72AEA6 #8872AE
split-complementary
#AE727A #72AE88 #7298AE
monochromatic
#693C42 #90535B #AE727A #C4999F #DBC0C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#AE727A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#AE727A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE727A
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE727A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE727A | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7C7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8779
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B96D75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae727a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 114, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.077 10.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89ba0',
500: '#ae727a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae727a; $custom-light: #c89ba0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae727a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 114,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352,
"s": 27.027,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61719,
"c": 0.07654,
"h": 10.8
},
"luminance": 0.22438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE727A
secondary
#B2CAC7
accent
#C3B764
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F8F2F2
border
#D1CCCC
text
#130E0E
muted
#827E7E