#AA221C#AA221C

#AA221C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.173 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA221C
RGB	rgb(170, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(3, 72%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(3, 84%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 83.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 53.35, 38.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 65.94, 35.99°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% 0.152 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.173 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3613, 9.7768, 2.0714)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA221C #1CA4AA

analogous

#AA1C5D #AA221C #AA691C

triadic

#AA221C #1CAA22 #221CAA

tetradic

#AA221C #5DAA1C #1CA4AA #691CAA

square

#AA221C #5DAA1C #1CA4AA #691CAA

split-complementary

#AA221C #1CAA69 #1C5DAA

monochromatic

#410D0B #751713 #AA221C #DC2F28 #E4625C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#AA221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#AA221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA221C

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA221C	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4519

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6314

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.173 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6a5a',
    500: '#aa221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa221c;
$custom-light: #cd6a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.535,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48126,
    "c": 0.17275,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA221C

secondary

#5AC4C8

accent

#E7EE39

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#160704

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA221C

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

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