#AA2220#AA2220

#AA2220 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.172 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2220
RGB	rgb(170, 34, 32)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 81.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.48, 53.47, 36.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.48, 64.79, 34.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% 0.1532 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.172 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4124, 9.7972, 2.3404)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2220 #20A8AA

analogous

#AA2063 #AA2220 #AA6720

triadic

#AA2220 #20AA22 #2220AA

tetradic

#AA2220 #63AA20 #20A8AA #6720AA

square

#AA2220 #63AA20 #20A8AA #6720AA

split-complementary

#AA2220 #20AA67 #2063AA

monochromatic

#430D0D #761816 #AA2220 #D8322F #E26563

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#AA2220 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#AA2220 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2220

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2220	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2220	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D451E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6319

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2220;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 34, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.172 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6b5c',
    500: '#aa2220',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2220;
$custom-light: #cd6b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2220",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.87,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48165,
    "c": 0.17227,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2220

secondary

#5FC5C7

accent

#E9EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2220

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

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