#AA212A#AA212A

#AA212A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.172 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA212A
RGB	rgb(170, 33, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(356, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 75.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 54.12, 30.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 62.26, 29.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% 0.1574 0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.172 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5414, 9.8037, 3.1587)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA212A #21AAA1

analogous

#AA216F #AA212A #AA5C21

triadic

#AA212A #2AAA21 #212AAA

tetradic

#AA212A #6FAA21 #21AAA1 #5C21AA

square

#AA212A #6FAA21 #21AAA1 #5C21AA

split-complementary

#AA212A #21AA5C #216FAA

monochromatic

#430D11 #77171D #AA212A #D7313C #E1646D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#AA212A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#AA212A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA212A

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA212A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA212A	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6325

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa212a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 33, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.172 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6a63',
    500: '#aa212a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa212a;
$custom-light: #cc6a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa212a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.058,
    "s": 67.488,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4821,
    "c": 0.17191,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA212A

secondary

#61C6C0

accent

#EADF3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA212A

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

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