#AE2720#AE2720

#AE2720 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.172 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2720
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 81.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 53.16, 38.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 65.46, 35.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.1518 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.172 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4440, 10.5569, 2.4328)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2720 #20A7AE

analogous

#AE2060 #AE2720 #AE6E20

triadic

#AE2720 #20AE27 #2720AE

tetradic

#AE2720 #60AE20 #20A7AE #6E20AE

square

#AE2720 #60AE20 #20A7AE #6E20AE

split-complementary

#AE2720 #20AE6E #2060AE

monochromatic

#47100D #7A1B16 #AE2720 #D93A32 #E36C66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#AE2720 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2720 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2720

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2720	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2720	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51491D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2720;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.172 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d5d',
    500: '#ae2720',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2720;
$custom-light: #d06d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2720",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.958,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4931,
    "c": 0.17247,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2720

secondary

#62C3C8

accent

#E3EC3C

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2720

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

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