#AA2542#AA2542

#AA2542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.168 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2542
RGB	rgb(170, 37, 66)
HSL	hsl(347, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(347, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 54.21, 16.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 56.75, 17.22°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.1629 0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.168 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.2244, 10.2652, 6.1750)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2542 #25AA8D

analogous

#AA2584 #AA2542 #AA4A25

triadic

#AA2542 #42AA25 #2542AA

tetradic

#AA2542 #84AA25 #25AA8D #4A25AA

square

#AA2542 #84AA25 #25AA8D #4A25AA

split-complementary

#AA2542 #25AA4A #2584AA

monochromatic

#450F1B #781A2E #AA2542 #D4385A #DF6B84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#AA2542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AA2542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2542

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2542	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4942

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C643E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 37, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.168 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6d76',
    500: '#aa2542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2542;
$custom-light: #ca6d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.917,
    "s": 64.251,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48953,
    "c": 0.16802,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2542

secondary

#66C5B0

accent

#E7C341

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FAECED

border

#D3C7C8

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2542

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

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