#AA282D#AA282D

#AA282D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.166 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA282D
RGB	rgb(170, 40, 45)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 73.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 52.09, 29.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 60.05, 29.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.1516 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.166 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.8121, 10.2559, 3.5238)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA282D #28AAA5

analogous

#AA286E #AA282D #AA6428

triadic

#AA282D #2DAA28 #282DAA

tetradic

#AA282D #6EAA28 #28AAA5 #6428AA

square

#AA282D #6EAA28 #28AAA5 #6428AA

split-complementary

#AA282D #28AA64 #286EAA

monochromatic

#471113 #781C20 #AA282D #D23E43 #DD6F73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#AA282D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AA282D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA282D

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA282D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA282D	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)

#4F482C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa282d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 40, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.166 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6d66',
    500: '#aa282d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa282d;
$custom-light: #cc6d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa282d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.692,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48824,
    "c": 0.16611,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA282D

secondary

#6AC4C1

accent

#E5DF43

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA282D

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

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