#AA2842#AA2842

#AA2842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.165 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2842
RGB	rgb(170, 40, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(348, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 53.25, 17.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 55.98, 17.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1598 0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.165 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3216, 10.4597, 6.2074)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2842 #28AA90

analogous

#AA2883 #AA2842 #AA4F28

triadic

#AA2842 #42AA28 #2842AA

tetradic

#AA2842 #83AA28 #28AA90 #4F28AA

square

#AA2842 #83AA28 #28AA90 #4F28AA

split-complementary

#AA2842 #28AA4F #2883AA

monochromatic

#47111C #781C2F #AA2842 #D23E5B #DD6F85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#AA2842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AA2842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2842

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2842	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D653F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 40, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.165 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6e76',
    500: '#aa2842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2842;
$custom-light: #ca6e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49205,
    "c": 0.16531,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2842

secondary

#6AC4B2

accent

#E5C543

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2842

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

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