#AA272F#AA272F

#AA272F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.167 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA272F
RGB	rgb(170, 39, 47)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 72.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, 52.51, 28.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 59.77, 28.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% 0.1534 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.167 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.8182, 10.2051, 3.7203)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA272F #27AAA2

analogous

#AA2770 #AA272F #AA6027

triadic

#AA272F #2FAA27 #272FAA

tetradic

#AA272F #70AA27 #27AAA2 #6027AA

square

#AA272F #70AA27 #27AAA2 #6027AA

split-complementary

#AA272F #27AA60 #2770AA

monochromatic

#461013 #781C21 #AA272F #D23C45 #DE6E75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#AA272F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AA272F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA272F

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA272F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA272F	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E482E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa272f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 39, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.167 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6d67',
    500: '#aa272f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa272f;
$custom-light: #cc6d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa272f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.336,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48767,
    "c": 0.16675,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA272F

secondary

#69C4BF

accent

#E6DC42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA272F

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

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