#AE2229#AE2229

#AE2229 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.175 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2229
RGB	rgb(174, 34, 41)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 76.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 54.98, 32.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 63.91, 30.66°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.1594 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.175 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4300, 10.3058, 3.1162)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2229 #22AEA7

analogous

#AE226F #AE2229 #AE6122

triadic

#AE2229 #29AE22 #2229AE

tetradic

#AE2229 #6FAE22 #22AEA7 #6122AE

square

#AE2229 #6FAE22 #22AEA7 #6122AE

split-complementary

#AE2229 #22AE61 #226FAE

monochromatic

#480E11 #7B181D #AE2229 #D8363E #E2696F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#AE2229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AE2229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2229

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2229	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716523

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.175 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6b63',
    500: '#ae2229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2229;
$custom-light: #cf6b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49015,
    "c": 0.17512,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2229

secondary

#64C7C2

accent

#EAE23E

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2229

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

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