#AA2C20#AA2C20

#AA2C20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.164 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C20
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 32)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 81.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 50.21, 37.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 62.82, 36.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.1429 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.164 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.7411, 10.4545, 2.4500)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C20 #209EAA

analogous

#AA2059 #AA2C20 #AA7120

triadic

#AA2C20 #20AA2C #2C20AA

tetradic

#AA2C20 #59AA20 #209EAA #7120AA

square

#AA2C20 #59AA20 #209EAA #7120AA

split-complementary

#AA2C20 #20AA71 #2059AA

monochromatic

#43110D #761F16 #AA2C20 #D83E2F #E26E63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#AA2C20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AA2C20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C20

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C20	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)

#52491D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.164 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f5d',
    500: '#aa2c20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c20;
$custom-light: #cc6f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.217,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49036,
    "c": 0.16447,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C20

secondary

#5FBEC7

accent

#DCEB3D

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C20

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

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