#AA2323#AA2323

#AA2323 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.171 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2323
RGB	rgb(170, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 79.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, 53.27, 35.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 63.76, 33.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.28% 0.1532 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(48.28% 0.171 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4841, 9.8723, 2.5747)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2323 #23AAAA

analogous

#AA2366 #AA2323 #AA6623

triadic

#AA2323 #23AA23 #2323AA

tetradic

#AA2323 #66AA23 #23AAAA #6623AA

square

#AA2323 #66AA23 #23AAAA #6623AA

split-complementary

#AA2323 #23AA66 #2366AA

monochromatic

#440E0E #771919 #AA2323 #D53535 #E06868

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#AA2323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#AA2323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2323

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2323	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4621

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.171 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6b5f',
    500: '#aa2323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2323;
$custom-light: #cc6b5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48276,
    "c": 0.17118,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2323

secondary

#63C6C6

accent

#E9E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2323

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

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