#AA2523#AA2523

#AA2523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.170 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2523
RGB	rgb(170, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 79.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.83, 52.66, 35.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.83, 63.37, 33.80°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.1513 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.17 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5446, 9.9933, 2.5949)
Luminance	0.0999 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2523 #23A8AA

analogous

#AA2364 #AA2523 #AA6923

triadic

#AA2523 #23AA25 #2523AA

tetradic

#AA2523 #64AA23 #23A8AA #6923AA

square

#AA2523 #64AA23 #23A8AA #6923AA

split-complementary

#AA2523 #23AA69 #2364AA

monochromatic

#440F0E #771A19 #AA2523 #D53735 #E06968

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.00

#AA2523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#AA2523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2523

7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2523	1.00	7.00	3.00	7.00
#FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4721

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.170 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6c5f',
    500: '#aa2523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2523;
$custom-light: #cc6c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.889,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48438,
    "c": 0.16969,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2523

secondary

#63C4C6

accent

#E6E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2523

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

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