#AA2222#AA2222

#AA2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.172 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2222
RGB	rgb(170, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 80%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, 53.54, 35.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 64.23, 33.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.19% 0.1538 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(48.19% 0.172 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4405, 9.8084, 2.4880)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2222 #22AAAA

analogous

#AA2266 #AA2222 #AA6622

triadic

#AA2222 #22AA22 #2222AA

tetradic

#AA2222 #66AA22 #22AAAA #6622AA

square

#AA2222 #66AA22 #22AAAA #6622AA

split-complementary

#AA2222 #22AA66 #2266AA

monochromatic

#440E0E #771818 #AA2222 #D63333 #E06666

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#AA2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#AA2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2222

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2222	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)

#4D4520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.172 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6b5e',
    500: '#aa2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2222;
$custom-light: #cd6b5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48187,
    "c": 0.17204,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2222

secondary

#62C6C6

accent

#EAEA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2222

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

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