#AA251E#AA251E

#AA251E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.170 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA251E
RGB	rgb(170, 37, 30)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 82.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.78, 52.50, 37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.78, 64.81, 35.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.1497 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.17 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4756, 9.9657, 2.2315)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA251E #1EA3AA

analogous

#AA1E5D #AA251E #AA6B1E

triadic

#AA251E #1EAA25 #251EAA

tetradic

#AA251E #5DAA1E #1EA3AA #6B1EAA

square

#AA251E #5DAA1E #1EA3AA #6B1EAA

split-complementary

#AA251E #1EAA6B #1E5DAA

monochromatic

#420E0C #761A15 #AA251E #DA342C #E36660

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#AA251E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#AA251E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA251E

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA251E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA251E	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F461B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706317

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa251e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 37, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.170 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c5b',
    500: '#aa251e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa251e;
$custom-light: #cd6c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa251e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48386,
    "c": 0.17032,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA251E

secondary

#5CC2C7

accent

#E4ED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA251E

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

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