#AE2245#AE2245
#AE2245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.174 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 34, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 60.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.86, 56.44, 15.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.86, 58.60, 15.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.51% 0.1701 0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.51% 0.175 12.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1037, 10.5753, 6.6644) |
| Luminance | 0.1057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.89
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.50
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.77
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.90
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.88
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2245 #22AE8B
analogous
#AE228B #AE2245 #AE4522
triadic
#AE2245 #45AE22 #2245AE
tetradic
#AE2245 #8BAE22 #22AE8B #4522AE
square
#AE2245 #8BAE22 #22AE8B #4522AE
split-complementary
#AE2245 #22AE45 #228BAE
monochromatic
#480E1C #7B1831 #AE2245 #D8365E #E26987
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.74
#AE2245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#AE2245 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2245
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2245 | 1.00 | 6.74 | 3.11 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4945
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6641
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 34, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.174 12.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6c78',
500: '#ae2245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2245; $custom-light: #cd6c78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2245",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 34,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345,
"s": 67.308,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49514,
"c": 0.1745,
"h": 12.9
},
"luminance": 0.10572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2245
secondary
#64C7AF
accent
#EABF3E
background
#FDF6F7
surface
#FBECED
border
#D4C7C8
text
#150808
muted
#837A7B