#AE223B#AE223B

#AE223B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.174 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE223B
RGB	rgb(174, 34, 59)
HSL	hsl(349, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(349, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 55.83, 21.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 59.95, 21.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.1662 0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.174 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8191, 10.4614, 5.1652)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE223B #22AE95

analogous

#AE2281 #AE223B #AE4F22

triadic

#AE223B #3BAE22 #223BAE

tetradic

#AE223B #81AE22 #22AE95 #4F22AE

square

#AE223B #81AE22 #22AE95 #4F22AE

split-complementary

#AE223B #22AE4F #2281AE

monochromatic

#480E18 #7B182A #AE223B #D83653 #E2697E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#AE223B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE223B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE223B

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE223B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE223B	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C483B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae223b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.174 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c70',
    500: '#ae223b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae223b;
$custom-light: #ce6c70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae223b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.286,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49304,
    "c": 0.1741,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE223B

secondary

#64C7B6

accent

#EACB3E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEC

border

#D4C7C7

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE223B

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

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