#AA261E#AA261E

#AA261E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.170 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA261E
RGB	rgb(170, 38, 30)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 82.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, 52.19, 38.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 64.62, 36.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% 0.1488 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.17 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5072, 10.0288, 2.2420)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA261E #1EA2AA

analogous

#AA1E5C #AA261E #AA6C1E

triadic

#AA261E #1EAA26 #261EAA

tetradic

#AA261E #5CAA1E #1EA2AA #6C1EAA

square

#AA261E #5CAA1E #1EA2AA #6C1EAA

split-complementary

#AA261E #1EAA6C #1E5CAA

monochromatic

#420F0C #761A15 #AA261E #DA352C #E36760

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#AA261E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#AA261E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA261E

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA261E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA261E	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F471B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706417

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa261e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 38, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.170 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c5b',
    500: '#aa261e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa261e;
$custom-light: #cd6c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa261e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.429,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4847,
    "c": 0.16957,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA261E

secondary

#5CC1C7

accent

#E3ED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA261E

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

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