#AE2927#AE2927

#AE2927 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.170 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2927
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 52.75, 34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 63.07, 33.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.1519 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.17 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6169, 10.7340, 3.0107)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2927 #27ACAE

analogous

#AE2769 #AE2927 #AE6D27

triadic

#AE2927 #27AE29 #2927AE

tetradic

#AE2927 #69AE27 #27ACAE #6D27AE

square

#AE2927 #69AE27 #27ACAE #6D27AE

split-complementary

#AE2927 #27AE6D #2769AE

monochromatic

#4A1111 #7C1D1C #AE2927 #D4413E #DF7270

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AE2927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE2927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2927

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2927	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.170 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e62',
    500: '#ae2927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2927;
$custom-light: #cf6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.889,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4956,
    "c": 0.16999,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2927

secondary

#6BC5C6

accent

#E4E641

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2927

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

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