#AA2A38#AA2A38

#AA2A38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.163 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2A38
RGB	rgb(170, 42, 56)
HSL	hsl(353, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(353, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 51.96, 23.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 57.08, 24.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.1537 0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.163 20)
XYZ	xyz(18.1213, 10.4902, 4.8112)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2A38 #2AAA9C

analogous

#AA2A78 #AA2A38 #AA5C2A

triadic

#AA2A38 #38AA2A #2A38AA

tetradic

#AA2A38 #78AA2A #2AAA9C #5C2AAA

square

#AA2A38 #78AA2A #2AAA9C #5C2AAA

split-complementary

#AA2A38 #2AAA5C #2A78AA

monochromatic

#481218 #791E28 #AA2A38 #D04151 #DC727E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AA2A38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AA2A38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2A38

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2A38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2A38	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4A38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2a38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 42, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.163 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6e6e',
    500: '#aa2a38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2a38;
$custom-light: #cb6e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2a38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.438,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49184,
    "c": 0.16349,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.10488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2A38

secondary

#6CC3BA

accent

#E4D244

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2A38

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

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