#AE2242#AE2242

#AE2242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.174 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2242
RGB	rgb(174, 34, 66)
HSL	hsl(346, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(346, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 56.24, 17.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 58.93, 17.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% 0.1689 0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.174 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0130, 10.5389, 6.1863)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2242 #22AE8E

analogous

#AE2288 #AE2242 #AE4822

triadic

#AE2242 #42AE22 #2242AE

tetradic

#AE2242 #88AE22 #22AE8E #4822AE

square

#AE2242 #88AE22 #22AE8E #4822AE

split-complementary

#AE2242 #22AE48 #2288AE

monochromatic

#480E1B #7B182F #AE2242 #D8365B #E26984

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#AE2242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2242

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2242	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4942

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E663E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.174 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c76',
    500: '#ae2242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2242;
$custom-light: #ce6c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.286,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49448,
    "c": 0.17429,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2242

secondary

#64C7B1

accent

#EAC33E

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FBECED

border

#D4C7C8

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2242

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

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