#AA201B#AA201B

#AA201B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.174 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA201B
RGB	rgb(170, 32, 27)
HSL	hsl(2, 73%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(2, 84%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 84.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 53.90, 39.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 66.58, 35.94°)
OKLab	oklab(47.97% 0.1536 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(47.97% 0.174 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2941, 9.6610, 1.9909)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA201B #1BA5AA

analogous

#AA1B5D #AA201B #AA671B

triadic

#AA201B #1BAA20 #201BAA

tetradic

#AA201B #5DAA1B #1BA5AA #671BAA

square

#AA201B #5DAA1B #1BA5AA #671BAA

split-complementary

#AA201B #1BAA67 #1B5DAA

monochromatic

#400C0A #751613 #AA201B #DC2C26 #E55F5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#AA201B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#AA201B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA201B

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA201B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA201B	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6213

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa201b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 32, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.174 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6a59',
    500: '#aa201b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa201b;
$custom-light: #cd6a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa201b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.098,
    "s": 72.589,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47966,
    "c": 0.17425,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA201B

secondary

#58C5C9

accent

#E9EF39

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160703

muted

#847A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA201B

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

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