#AE222A#AE222A

#AE222A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.175 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE222A
RGB	rgb(174, 34, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 55.02, 32.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 63.65, 30.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1598 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.175 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4477, 10.3128, 3.2093)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE222A #22AEA6

analogous

#AE2270 #AE222A #AE6022

triadic

#AE222A #2AAE22 #222AAE

tetradic

#AE222A #70AE22 #22AEA6 #6022AE

square

#AE222A #70AE22 #22AEA6 #6022AE

split-complementary

#AE222A #22AE60 #2270AE

monochromatic

#480E11 #7B181E #AE222A #D8363F #E26970

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#AE222A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AE222A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE222A

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE222A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE222A	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)

#4E4729

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae222a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.175 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6b64',
    500: '#ae222a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae222a;
$custom-light: #cf6b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae222a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.571,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49029,
    "c": 0.17502,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE222A

secondary

#64C7C2

accent

#EAE03E

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE222A

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

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