#AA2720#AA2720

#AA2720 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.169 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2720
RGB	rgb(170, 39, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 81.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 51.92, 37.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 63.84, 35.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% 0.1483 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.169 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5659, 10.1042, 2.3916)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2720 #20A3AA

analogous

#AA205E #AA2720 #AA6C20

triadic

#AA2720 #20AA27 #2720AA

tetradic

#AA2720 #5EAA20 #20A3AA #6C20AA

square

#AA2720 #5EAA20 #20A3AA #6C20AA

split-complementary

#AA2720 #20AA6C #205EAA

monochromatic

#430F0D #761B16 #AA2720 #D8382F #E26963

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#AA2720 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#AA2720 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2720

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2720	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2720	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50471E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2720;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 39, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.169 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d5d',
    500: '#aa2720',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2720;
$custom-light: #cd6d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2720",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.043,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48576,
    "c": 0.16852,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2720

secondary

#5FC1C7

accent

#E2EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2720

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

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