#AA2B2B#AA2B2B

#AA2B2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.164 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2B2B
RGB	rgb(170, 43, 43)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 50.97, 31.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 59.90, 31.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.1477 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.164 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8795, 10.4510, 3.3608)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2B2B #2BAAAA

analogous

#AA2B6B #AA2B2B #AA6B2B

triadic

#AA2B2B #2BAA2B #2B2BAA

tetradic

#AA2B2B #6BAA2B #2BAAAA #6B2BAA

square

#AA2B2B #6BAA2B #2BAAAA #6B2BAA

split-complementary

#AA2B2B #2BAA6B #2B6BAA

monochromatic

#481212 #791F1F #AA2B2B #CF4343 #DC7474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#AA2B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AA2B2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2B2B

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2B2B	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51492A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 43, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.164 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6e64',
    500: '#aa2b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2b2b;
$custom-light: #cc6e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49071,
    "c": 0.16378,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2B2B

secondary

#6EC3C3

accent

#E3E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2B2B

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

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