#AA2422#AA2422

#AA2422 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.171 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2422
RGB	rgb(170, 36, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 80%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 52.94, 35.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 63.85, 33.99°)
OKLab	oklab(48.35% 0.1519 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(48.35% 0.171 27)
XYZ	xyz(17.4993, 9.9261, 2.5076)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2422 #22A8AA

analogous

#AA2264 #AA2422 #AA6822

triadic

#AA2422 #22AA24 #2422AA

tetradic

#AA2422 #64AA22 #22A8AA #6822AA

square

#AA2422 #64AA22 #22A8AA #6822AA

split-complementary

#AA2422 #22AA68 #2264AA

monochromatic

#440E0E #771918 #AA2422 #D63533 #E06866

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#AA2422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#AA2422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2422

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2422	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)

#4E4620

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 36, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.171 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6b5e',
    500: '#aa2422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2422;
$custom-light: #cd6b5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.882,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48345,
    "c": 0.17057,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.09923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2422

secondary

#62C4C6

accent

#E7EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2422

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

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