#AA2A24#AA2A24

#AA2A24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.166 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2A24
RGB	rgb(170, 42, 36)
HSL	hsl(3, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 78.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 51.05, 35.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 62.07, 34.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1464 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.166 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.7261, 10.3321, 2.7297)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2A24 #24A4AA

analogous

#AA2461 #AA2A24 #AA6D24

triadic

#AA2A24 #24AA2A #2A24AA

tetradic

#AA2A24 #61AA24 #24A4AA #6D24AA

square

#AA2A24 #61AA24 #24A4AA #6D24AA

split-complementary

#AA2A24 #24AA6D #2461AA

monochromatic

#45110F #771E19 #AA2A24 #D53E37 #DF6E69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AA2A24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AA2A24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2A24

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2A24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2A24	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514922

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70651E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2a24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 42, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.166 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6e5f',
    500: '#aa2a24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2a24;
$custom-light: #cc6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2a24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.687,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4889,
    "c": 0.16556,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2A24

secondary

#65C1C5

accent

#E0E840

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2A24

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

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