#AA2A42#AA2A42

#AA2A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.163 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2A42
RGB	rgb(170, 42, 66)
HSL	hsl(349, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(349, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 52.58, 17.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 55.44, 18.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1577 0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.163 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3908, 10.5980, 6.2304)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2A42 #2AAA92

analogous

#AA2A82 #AA2A42 #AA522A

triadic

#AA2A42 #42AA2A #2A42AA

tetradic

#AA2A42 #82AA2A #2AAA92 #522AAA

square

#AA2A42 #82AA2A #2AAA92 #522AAA

split-complementary

#AA2A42 #2AAA52 #2A82AA

monochromatic

#48121C #791E2F #AA2A42 #D0415C #DC7286

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AA2A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AA2A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2A42

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2A42	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 42, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.163 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6f76',
    500: '#aa2a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2a42;
$custom-light: #ca6f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.75,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49383,
    "c": 0.16341,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2A42

secondary

#6CC3B3

accent

#E4C644

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2A42

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

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