#AA272B#AA272B

#AA272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.167 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA272B
RGB	rgb(170, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, 52.33, 30.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 60.78, 30.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% 0.152 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.167 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.7412, 10.1743, 3.3147)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA272B #27AAA6

analogous

#AA276C #AA272B #AA6427

triadic

#AA272B #2BAA27 #272BAA

tetradic

#AA272B #6CAA27 #27AAA6 #6427AA

square

#AA272B #6CAA27 #27AAA6 #6427AA

split-complementary

#AA272B #27AA64 #276CAA

monochromatic

#461012 #781C1E #AA272B #D23C41 #DE6E71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#AA272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#AA272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA272B

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA272B	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.167 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6d64',
    500: '#aa272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa272b;
$custom-light: #cc6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.168,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48709,
    "c": 0.16715,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA272B

secondary

#69C4C1

accent

#E6E142

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA272B

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

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