#AE2627#AE2627

#AE2627 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.172 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2627
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 39)
HSL	hsl(360, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(360, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 53.71, 34.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 63.68, 32.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.155 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.172 26)
XYZ	xyz(18.5171, 10.5343, 2.9774)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2627 #26AEAD

analogous

#AE266B #AE2627 #AE6926

triadic

#AE2627 #27AE26 #2627AE

tetradic

#AE2627 #6BAE26 #26AEAD #6926AE

square

#AE2627 #6BAE26 #26AEAD #6926AE

split-complementary

#AE2627 #26AE69 #266BAE

monochromatic

#4A1010 #7C1B1C #AE2627 #D53D3E #E06F70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#AE2627 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2627 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2627

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2627	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2627	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2627;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.172 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d62',
    500: '#ae2627',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2627;
$custom-light: #cf6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2627",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.559,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49304,
    "c": 0.17236,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.10531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2627

secondary

#6AC6C6

accent

#E7E641

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2627

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

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