#AE223A#AE223A

#AE223A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.174 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE223A
RGB	rgb(174, 34, 58)
HSL	hsl(350, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 66.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 55.77, 22.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 60.12, 21.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% 0.1658 0.0533)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.174 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7934, 10.4511, 5.0299)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE223A #22AE96

analogous

#AE2280 #AE223A #AE5022

triadic

#AE223A #3AAE22 #223AAE

tetradic

#AE223A #80AE22 #22AE96 #5022AE

square

#AE223A #80AE22 #22AE96 #5022AE

split-complementary

#AE223A #22AE50 #2280AE

monochromatic

#480E18 #7B1829 #AE223A #D83651 #E2697D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#AE223A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE223A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE223A

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE223A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE223A	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C483A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6536

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae223a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.174 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c70',
    500: '#ae223a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae223a;
$custom-light: #ce6c70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae223a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.714,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49285,
    "c": 0.17411,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE223A

secondary

#64C7B6

accent

#EACD3E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEC

border

#D4C7C7

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE223A

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

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