#AA212B#AA212B

#AA212B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.172 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA212B
RGB	rgb(170, 33, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(356, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, 54.16, 30.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 62.00, 29.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% 0.1578 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.172 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5595, 9.8110, 3.2542)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA212B #21AAA0

analogous

#AA2170 #AA212B #AA5B21

triadic

#AA212B #2BAA21 #212BAA

tetradic

#AA212B #70AA21 #21AAA0 #5B21AA

square

#AA212B #70AA21 #21AAA0 #5B21AA

split-complementary

#AA212B #21AA5B #2170AA

monochromatic

#430D11 #77171E #AA212B #D7313D #E1646E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#AA212B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#AA212B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA212B

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA212B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA212B	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)

#4C462A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6326

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa212b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 33, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.172 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6a64',
    500: '#aa212b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa212b;
$custom-light: #cc6a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa212b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.62,
    "s": 67.488,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48224,
    "c": 0.17182,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA212B

secondary

#61C6BF

accent

#EADE3D

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA212B

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

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