#AE222B#AE222B

#AE222B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.175 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE222B
RGB	rgb(174, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 55.06, 31.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 63.40, 29.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.1601 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.175 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4658, 10.3201, 3.3047)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE222B #22AEA5

analogous

#AE2271 #AE222B #AE5F22

triadic

#AE222B #2BAE22 #222BAE

tetradic

#AE222B #71AE22 #22AEA5 #5F22AE

square

#AE222B #71AE22 #22AEA5 #5F22AE

split-complementary

#AE222B #22AE5F #2271AE

monochromatic

#480E12 #7B181E #AE222B #D83640 #E26971

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#AE222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AE222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE222B

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE222B	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)

#4E472A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.175 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6b64',
    500: '#ae222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae222b;
$custom-light: #cf6b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.143,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49042,
    "c": 0.17492,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE222B

secondary

#64C7C1

accent

#EADF3E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE222B

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

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