#AA2520#AA2520

#AA2520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.170 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AA2520
RGBrgb(170, 37, 32)
HSLhsl(2, 68%, 40%)
HSVhsv(2, 81%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.2%, 81.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LABlab(37.80, 52.56, 36.91)
CIE-LCHlch(37.80, 64.23, 35.08°)
OKLaboklab(48.41% 0.1503 0.0795)
OKLCHoklch(48.41% 0.17 27.9)
XYZxyz(17.5020, 9.9763, 2.3703)
Luminance0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AA2520 #20A5AA
analogous
#AA2060 #AA2520 #AA6A20
triadic
#AA2520 #20AA25 #2520AA
tetradic
#AA2520 #60AA20 #20A5AA #6A20AA
square
#AA2520 #60AA20 #20A5AA #6A20AA
split-complementary
#AA2520 #20AA6A #2060AA
monochromatic
#430F0D #761A16 #AA2520 #D8352F #E26763

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01
#AA2520 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99
#AA2520 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2520
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AA2520#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AA25201.007.012.997.01
#FFFFFF7.011.0021.001.00
#0000002.9921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.011.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F461E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F631A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #aa2520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.170 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c5d',
    500: '#aa2520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #aa2520;
$custom-light: #cd6c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#aa2520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.174,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48406,
    "c": 0.17007,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AA2520
secondary
#5FC3C7
accent
#E5EB3D
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECE9
border
#D4C7C5
text
#150704
muted
#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2520

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#AA2520 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva