#AA2420#AA2420

#AA2420 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.171 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2420
RGB	rgb(170, 36, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 81.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 52.87, 36.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 64.42, 34.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% 0.1513 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.171 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4713, 9.9149, 2.3601)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2420 #20A6AA

analogous

#AA2061 #AA2420 #AA6920

triadic

#AA2420 #20AA24 #2420AA

tetradic

#AA2420 #61AA20 #20A6AA #6920AA

square

#AA2420 #61AA20 #20A6AA #6920AA

split-complementary

#AA2420 #20AA69 #2061AA

monochromatic

#430E0D #761916 #AA2420 #D8342F #E26663

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#AA2420 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#AA2420 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2420

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2420	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2420	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E461E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6319

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2420;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 36, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.171 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6b5c',
    500: '#aa2420',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2420;
$custom-light: #cd6b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2420",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.739,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48324,
    "c": 0.17081,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2420

secondary

#5FC4C7

accent

#E6EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2420

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

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