#AE272C#AE272C

#AE272C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.171 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE272C
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 53.60, 31.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 62.14, 30.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% 0.1557 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.171 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6379, 10.6345, 3.4537)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE272C #27AEA9

analogous

#AE2770 #AE272C #AE6627

triadic

#AE272C #2CAE27 #272CAE

tetradic

#AE272C #70AE27 #27AEA9 #6627AE

square

#AE272C #70AE27 #27AEA9 #6627AE

split-complementary

#AE272C #27AE66 #2770AE

monochromatic

#4A1113 #7C1C1F #AE272C #D43E44 #DF7074

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AE272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AE272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE272C

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE272C	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.171 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d65',
    500: '#ae272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae272c;
$custom-light: #cf6d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.778,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49452,
    "c": 0.17102,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE272C

secondary

#6BC6C3

accent

#E6E041

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE272C

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

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