#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
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 53.08, 34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 63.28, 32.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.153 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.171 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.5828, 10.6657, 2.9993)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##AE2827	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)

#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

Preview with #AE2827

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

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