#AA2522#AA2522

#AA2522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.170 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2522
RGB	rgb(170, 37, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 80%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.82, 52.63, 35.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.82, 63.66, 34.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.43% 0.151 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(48.43% 0.17 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5300, 9.9875, 2.5178)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2522 #22A7AA

analogous

#AA2263 #AA2522 #AA6922

triadic

#AA2522 #22AA25 #2522AA

tetradic

#AA2522 #63AA22 #22A7AA #6922AA

square

#AA2522 #63AA22 #22A7AA #6922AA

split-complementary

#AA2522 #22AA69 #2263AA

monochromatic

#440F0E #771A18 #AA2522 #D63733 #E06966

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#AA2522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#AA2522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2522

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2522	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4720

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.170 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6c5e',
    500: '#aa2522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2522;
$custom-light: #cc6c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.324,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48427,
    "c": 0.16981,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2522

secondary

#62C4C6

accent

#E6EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2522

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

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