#AA282E#AA282E

#AA282E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.166 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA282E
RGB	rgb(170, 40, 46)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 72.9%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 52.13, 29.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 59.80, 29.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.152 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.166 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.8315, 10.2636, 3.6264)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA282E #28AAA4

analogous

#AA286F #AA282E #AA6328

triadic

#AA282E #2EAA28 #282EAA

tetradic

#AA282E #6FAA28 #28AAA4 #6328AA

square

#AA282E #6FAA28 #28AAA4 #6328AA

split-complementary

#AA282E #28AA63 #286FAA

monochromatic

#471113 #781C21 #AA282E #D23E45 #DD6F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#AA282E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AA282E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA282E

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA282E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA282E	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)

#4F482D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa282e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 40, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.166 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6d67',
    500: '#aa282e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa282e;
$custom-light: #cc6d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa282e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.231,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48839,
    "c": 0.16601,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA282E

secondary

#6AC4C0

accent

#E5DE43

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA282E

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

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