#AE797A#AE797A
#AE797A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.067 H 17.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE797A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 121, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 25%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 30%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 29.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.17, 20.86, 7.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.17, 22.27, 20.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% 0.0634 0.0205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.067 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8065, 24.0802, 21.5919) |
| Luminance | 0.2408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.01
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 5.13
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 5.82
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.18
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 6.26
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE797A #79AEAD
analogous
#AE7994 #AE797A #AE9279
triadic
#AE797A #7AAE79 #797AAE
tetradic
#AE797A #94AE79 #79AEAD #9279AE
square
#AE797A #94AE79 #79AEAD #9279AE
split-complementary
#AE797A #79AE92 #7994AE
monochromatic
#6C4142 #925859 #AE797A #C59FA0 #DCC5C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#AE797A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#AE797A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE797A
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE797A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE797A | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83817A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8B79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8747A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae797a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 121, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.067 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a0a0',
500: '#ae797a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae797a; $custom-light: #c7a0a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae797a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 121,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.868,
"s": 24.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63009,
"c": 0.06665,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.24079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE797A
secondary
#B7CCCC
accent
#C1BF67
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F8F2F2
border
#D1CCCC
text
#130E0E
muted
#827E7E