#AE2730#AE2730

#AE2730 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.171 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2730
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 48)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 72.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 53.77, 29.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 61.14, 28.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.1571 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.171 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7167, 10.6660, 3.8690)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2730 #27AEA5

analogous

#AE2774 #AE2730 #AE6227

triadic

#AE2730 #30AE27 #2730AE

tetradic

#AE2730 #74AE27 #27AEA5 #6227AE

square

#AE2730 #74AE27 #27AEA5 #6227AE

split-complementary

#AE2730 #27AE62 #2774AE

monochromatic

#4A1114 #7C1C22 #AE2730 #D43E48 #DF7078

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#AE2730 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AE2730 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2730

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2730	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2730	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2730;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.171 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d68',
    500: '#ae2730',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2730;
$custom-light: #cf6d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2730",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4951,
    "c": 0.17063,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2730

secondary

#6BC6C0

accent

#E6DB41

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2730

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

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