#AE272A#AE272A

#AE272A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.171 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE272A
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 42)
HSL	hsl(359, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 53.52, 32.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 62.67, 31.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.155 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.171 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6012, 10.6198, 3.2604)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE272A #27AEAB

analogous

#AE276E #AE272A #AE6827

triadic

#AE272A #2AAE27 #272AAE

tetradic

#AE272A #6EAE27 #27AEAB #6827AE

square

#AE272A #6EAE27 #27AEAB #6827AE

split-complementary

#AE272A #27AE68 #276EAE

monochromatic

#4A1112 #7C1C1E #AE272A #D43E42 #DF7073

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AE272A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE272A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE272A

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE272A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE272A	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae272a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.171 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d64',
    500: '#ae272a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae272a;
$custom-light: #cf6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae272a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.667,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49425,
    "c": 0.17124,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE272A

secondary

#6BC6C4

accent

#E6E341

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE272A

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

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