#AA2C1B#AA2C1B

#AA2C1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.165 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C1B
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 27)
HSL	hsl(7, 73%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(7, 84%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 84.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 50.06, 40.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 64.29, 38.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.1415 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.165 31.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.6782, 10.4293, 2.1189)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C1B #1B99AA

analogous

#AA1B51 #AA2C1B #AA731B

triadic

#AA2C1B #1BAA2C #2C1BAA

tetradic

#AA2C1B #51AA1B #1B99AA #731BAA

square

#AA2C1B #51AA1B #1B99AA #731BAA

split-complementary

#AA2C1B #1BAA73 #1B51AA

monochromatic

#40110A #751E13 #AA2C1B #DC3B26 #E56B5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#AA2C1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AA2C1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C1B

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C1B	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534917

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726514

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.165 31.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6f5a',
    500: '#aa2c1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c1b;
$custom-light: #cd6f5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.133,
    "s": 72.589,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4899,
    "c": 0.16522,
    "h": 31.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C1B

secondary

#58BBC9

accent

#DAEF39

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C1B

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

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