#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
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.82
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.68
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.82
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.50
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.34
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.47
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