#AE2827#AE2827

#AE2827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.171 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2827
RGBrgb(174, 40, 39)
HSLhsl(0, 63%, 42%)
HSVhsv(0, 78%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.01, 53.08, 34.45)
CIE-LCHlch(39.01, 63.28, 32.98°)
OKLaboklab(49.47% 0.153 0.076)
OKLCHoklch(49.47% 0.171 26.4)
XYZxyz(18.5828, 10.6657, 2.9993)
Luminance0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2827 #27ADAE
analogous
#AE276A #AE2827 #AE6B27
triadic
#AE2827 #27AE28 #2827AE
tetradic
#AE2827 #6AAE27 #27ADAE #6B27AE
square
#AE2827 #6AAE27 #27ADAE #6B27AE
split-complementary
#AE2827 #27AE6B #276AAE
monochromatic
#4A1111 #7C1D1C #AE2827 #D43F3E #DF7170

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70
#AE2827 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13
#AE2827 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2827
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2827#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE28271.006.703.136.70
#FFFFFF6.701.0021.001.00
#0000003.1321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.701.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#514925
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726621
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.171 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e62',
    500: '#ae2827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2827;
$custom-light: #cf6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.444,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49473,
    "c": 0.17079,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2827
secondary
#6BC5C6
accent
#E5E641
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

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#AE2827 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva