#AE272B#AE272B

#AE272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.171 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE272B
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 53.56, 32.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 62.40, 30.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1553 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.171 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6193, 10.6271, 3.3559)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE272B #27AEAA

analogous

#AE276F #AE272B #AE6727

triadic

#AE272B #2BAE27 #272BAE

tetradic

#AE272B #6FAE27 #27AEAA #6727AE

square

#AE272B #6FAE27 #27AEAA #6727AE

split-complementary

#AE272B #27AE67 #276FAE

monochromatic

#4A1112 #7C1C1F #AE272B #D43E43 #DF7074

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AE272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE272B

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE272B	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)

#50492A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.171 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d64',
    500: '#ae272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae272b;
$custom-light: #cf6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.222,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49439,
    "c": 0.17112,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE272B

secondary

#6BC6C3

accent

#E6E241

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE272B

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

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