#AE273B#AE273B

#AE273B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.170 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE273B
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 59)
HSL	hsl(351, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(351, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 54.34, 22.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 58.81, 22.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.1614 0.0535)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.17 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9726, 10.7684, 5.2163)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE273B #27AE9A

analogous

#AE277F #AE273B #AE5727

triadic

#AE273B #3BAE27 #273BAE

tetradic

#AE273B #7FAE27 #27AE9A #5727AE

square

#AE273B #7FAE27 #27AE9A #5727AE

split-complementary

#AE273B #27AE57 #277FAE

monochromatic

#4A1119 #7C1C2A #AE273B #D43E55 #DF7081

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AE273B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE273B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE273B

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE273B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE273B	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4A3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae273b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.170 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e70',
    500: '#ae273b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae273b;
$custom-light: #ce6e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae273b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.111,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49696,
    "c": 0.17001,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE273B

secondary

#6BC6B8

accent

#E6CE41

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE273B

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

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