#AA2823#AA2823

#AA2823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.167 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2823
RGB	rgb(170, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(2, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 79.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 51.69, 35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 62.77, 34.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% 0.1482 0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.167 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6418, 10.1878, 2.6273)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2823 #23A5AA

analogous

#AA2362 #AA2823 #AA6B23

triadic

#AA2823 #23AA28 #2823AA

tetradic

#AA2823 #62AA23 #23A5AA #6B23AA

square

#AA2823 #62AA23 #23A5AA #6B23AA

split-complementary

#AA2823 #23AA6B #2362AA

monochromatic

#44100E #771C19 #AA2823 #D53B35 #E06C68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#AA2823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AA2823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2823

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2823	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504821

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.167 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6d5f',
    500: '#aa2823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2823;
$custom-light: #cc6d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.222,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48696,
    "c": 0.16734,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2823

secondary

#63C2C6

accent

#E3E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2823

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

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