#AA201C#AA201C

#AA201C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.174 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA201C
RGB	rgb(170, 32, 28)
HSL	hsl(2, 72%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(2, 84%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 83.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.24, 53.93, 38.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.24, 66.29, 35.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.1538 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.174 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3058, 9.6657, 2.0529)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA201C #1CA6AA

analogous

#AA1C5F #AA201C #AA671C

triadic

#AA201C #1CAA20 #201CAA

tetradic

#AA201C #5FAA1C #1CA6AA #671CAA

square

#AA201C #5FAA1C #1CA6AA #671CAA

split-complementary

#AA201C #1CAA67 #1C5FAA

monochromatic

#410C0B #751613 #AA201C #DC2D28 #E4605C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#AA201C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#AA201C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA201C

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA201C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA201C	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)

#4D4419

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6214

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa201c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 32, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.174 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6a5a',
    500: '#aa201c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa201c;
$custom-light: #cd6a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa201c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.69,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47975,
    "c": 0.17414,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA201C

secondary

#5AC5C8

accent

#E9EE39

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160704

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA201C

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

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