#AA272C#AA272C

#AA272C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.167 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA272C
RGB	rgb(170, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 52.37, 30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 60.52, 30.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.1523 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.167 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.7598, 10.1817, 3.4125)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA272C #27AAA5

analogous

#AA276D #AA272C #AA6327

triadic

#AA272C #2CAA27 #272CAA

tetradic

#AA272C #6DAA27 #27AAA5 #6327AA

square

#AA272C #6DAA27 #27AAA5 #6327AA

split-complementary

#AA272C #27AA63 #276DAA

monochromatic

#461012 #781C1F #AA272C #D23C42 #DE6E72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#AA272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AA272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA272C

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA272C	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.167 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6d65',
    500: '#aa272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa272c;
$custom-light: #cc6d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.71,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48723,
    "c": 0.16705,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA272C

secondary

#69C4C1

accent

#E6DF42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA272C

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

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