#AE273D#AE273D

#AE273D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.170 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE273D
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 61)
HSL	hsl(350, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 64.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 54.45, 21.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 58.47, 21.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.1621 0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.17 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0254, 10.7895, 5.4948)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE273D #27AE98

analogous

#AE2781 #AE273D #AE5527

triadic

#AE273D #3DAE27 #273DAE

tetradic

#AE273D #81AE27 #27AE98 #5527AE

square

#AE273D #81AE27 #27AE98 #5527AE

split-complementary

#AE273D #27AE55 #2781AE

monochromatic

#4A111A #7C1C2B #AE273D #D43E57 #DF7082

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AE273D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE273D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE273D

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE273D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE273D	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4A3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706739

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae273d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.170 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e72',
    500: '#ae273d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae273d;
$custom-light: #ce6e72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae273d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.222,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49735,
    "c": 0.16998,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE273D

secondary

#6BC6B7

accent

#E6CC41

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE273D

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

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