#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
RGB	rgb(170, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 81.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.80, 52.56, 36.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.80, 64.23, 35.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% 0.1503 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.17 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5020, 9.9763, 2.3703)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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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
##AA2520	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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