#AA2827#AA2827

#AA2827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.167 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2827
RGB	rgb(170, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 77.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 51.84, 33.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 61.65, 32.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.1495 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.167 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7047, 10.2129, 2.9581)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2827 #27A9AA

analogous

#AA2767 #AA2827 #AA6927

triadic

#AA2827 #27AA28 #2827AA

tetradic

#AA2827 #67AA27 #27A9AA #6927AA

square

#AA2827 #67AA27 #27A9AA #6927AA

split-complementary

#AA2827 #27AA69 #2767AA

monochromatic

#461110 #781C1C #AA2827 #D23D3C #DE6F6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#AA2827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AA2827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2827

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2827	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504825

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.167 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6d62',
    500: '#aa2827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2827;
$custom-light: #cc6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.458,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48744,
    "c": 0.16681,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2827

secondary

#69C4C4

accent

#E4E642

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2827

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

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