#AE2727#AE2727

#AE2727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2727
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 53.40, 34.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 63.48, 32.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.154 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.172 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5495, 10.5991, 2.9882)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2727 #27AEAE

analogous

#AE276B #AE2727 #AE6B27

triadic

#AE2727 #27AE27 #2727AE

tetradic

#AE2727 #6BAE27 #27AEAE #6B27AE

square

#AE2727 #6BAE27 #27AEAE #6B27AE

split-complementary

#AE2727 #27AE6B #276BAE

monochromatic

#4A1111 #7C1C1C #AE2727 #D43E3E #DF7070

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AE2727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2727

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2727	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d62',
    500: '#ae2727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2727;
$custom-light: #cf6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49388,
    "c": 0.17159,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2727

secondary

#6BC6C6

accent

#E6E641

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2727

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

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