#AE2240#AE2240

#AE2240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.174 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2240
RGB	rgb(174, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(347, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(347, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 56.12, 18.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 59.18, 18.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1681 0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.174 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9550, 10.5158, 5.8812)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2240 #22AE90

analogous

#AE2286 #AE2240 #AE4A22

triadic

#AE2240 #40AE22 #2240AE

tetradic

#AE2240 #86AE22 #22AE90 #4A22AE

square

#AE2240 #86AE22 #22AE90 #4A22AE

split-complementary

#AE2240 #22AE4A #2286AE

monochromatic

#480E1A #7B182D #AE2240 #D83658 #E26983

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#AE2240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE2240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2240

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2240	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4940

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.174 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c74',
    500: '#ae2240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2240;
$custom-light: #ce6c74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.143,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49405,
    "c": 0.17419,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2240

secondary

#64C7B2

accent

#EAC53E

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FBECED

border

#D4C7C8

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2240

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

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