#AA212C#AA212C

#AA212C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.172 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA212C
RGB	rgb(170, 33, 44)
HSL	hsl(355, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(355, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.51, 54.20, 29.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.51, 61.75, 28.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% 0.1582 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.172 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5781, 9.8184, 3.3520)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA212C #21AA9F

analogous

#AA2171 #AA212C #AA5A21

triadic

#AA212C #2CAA21 #212CAA

tetradic

#AA212C #71AA21 #21AA9F #5A21AA

square

#AA212C #71AA21 #21AA9F #5A21AA

split-complementary

#AA212C #21AA5A #2171AA

monochromatic

#430D11 #77171F #AA212C #D7313E #E1646E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#AA212C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#AA212C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA212C

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA212C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA212C	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)

#4C462B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6327

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa212c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 33, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.172 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6a65',
    500: '#aa212c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa212c;
$custom-light: #cc6a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa212c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.182,
    "s": 67.488,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48239,
    "c": 0.17173,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA212C

secondary

#61C6BE

accent

#EADC3D

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA212C

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

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