#AE223E#AE223E

#AE223E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.174 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE223E
RGB	rgb(174, 34, 62)
HSL	hsl(348, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(348, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 64.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 56.00, 20.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 59.47, 19.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.1673 0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.174 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8991, 10.4934, 5.5868)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE223E #22AE92

analogous

#AE2284 #AE223E #AE4C22

triadic

#AE223E #3EAE22 #223EAE

tetradic

#AE223E #84AE22 #22AE92 #4C22AE

square

#AE223E #84AE22 #22AE92 #4C22AE

split-complementary

#AE223E #22AE4C #2284AE

monochromatic

#480E1A #7B182C #AE223E #D83656 #E26981

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AE223E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE223E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE223E

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE223E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE223E	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C493E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae223e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.174 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c73',
    500: '#ae223e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae223e;
$custom-light: #ce6c73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae223e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49364,
    "c": 0.17413,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE223E

secondary

#64C7B4

accent

#EAC83E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEC

border

#D4C7C7

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE223E

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

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