#AA2B2C#AA2B2C
#AA2B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.164 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 43, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 74.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.65, 51.02, 30.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.65, 59.64, 31.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.09% 0.148 0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.09% 0.164 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8981, 10.4584, 3.4586) |
| Luminance | 0.1046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.06
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.70
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.82
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.98
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.09
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2B2C #2BAAA9
analogous
#AA2B6B #AA2B2C #AA6A2B
triadic
#AA2B2C #2CAA2B #2B2CAA
tetradic
#AA2B2C #6BAA2B #2BAAA9 #6A2BAA
square
#AA2B2C #6BAA2B #2BAAA9 #6A2BAA
split-complementary
#AA2B2C #2BAA6A #2B6BAA
monochromatic
#481213 #791F1F #AA2B2C #CF4344 #DC7474
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#AA2B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#AA2B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2B2C
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2B2C | 1.00 | 6.79 | 3.09 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#51492B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706527
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 43, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.164 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc6e65',
500: '#aa2b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2b2c; $custom-light: #cc6e65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 43,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.528,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49085,
"c": 0.16366,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.10456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2B2C
secondary
#6EC3C3
accent
#E3E245
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A