#AA273B#AA273B

#AA273B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.166 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA273B
RGB	rgb(170, 39, 59)
HSL	hsl(351, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(351, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 65.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 53.14, 21.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 57.27, 21.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.1581 0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.166 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0944, 10.3156, 5.1752)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA273B #27AA96

analogous

#AA277C #AA273B #AA5427

triadic

#AA273B #3BAA27 #273BAA

tetradic

#AA273B #7CAA27 #27AA96 #5427AA

square

#AA273B #7CAA27 #27AA96 #5427AA

split-complementary

#AA273B #27AA54 #277CAA

monochromatic

#461018 #781C2A #AA273B #D23C53 #DE6E7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#AA273B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AA273B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA273B

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA273B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA273B	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D493B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6437

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa273b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 39, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.166 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6d70',
    500: '#aa273b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa273b;
$custom-light: #cb6d70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa273b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.84,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48974,
    "c": 0.1661,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA273B

secondary

#69C4B6

accent

#E6CD42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEC

border

#D3C7C7

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA273B

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

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