#AA2940#AA2940

#AA2940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.164 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2940
RGB	rgb(170, 41, 64)
HSL	hsl(349, 61%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(349, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 62.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.73, 52.79, 18.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.73, 55.98, 19.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.158 0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.164 16)
XYZ	xyz(18.2978, 10.5048, 5.9136)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2940 #29AA93

analogous

#AA2981 #AA2940 #AA5329

triadic

#AA2940 #40AA29 #2940AA

tetradic

#AA2940 #81AA29 #29AA93 #5329AA

square

#AA2940 #81AA29 #29AA93 #5329AA

split-complementary

#AA2940 #29AA53 #2981AA

monochromatic

#47111B #791D2D #AA2940 #D13F59 #DD7184

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#AA2940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AA2940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2940

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2940	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4A40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 41, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.164 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6e74',
    500: '#aa2940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2940;
$custom-light: #ca6e74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.302,
    "s": 61.137,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4925,
    "c": 0.16431,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.10502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2940

secondary

#6BC4B4

accent

#E4C844

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2940

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

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