#AA2C24#AA2C24

#AA2C24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.164 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C24
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 36)
HSL	hsl(4, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 78.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.69, 50.34, 35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.69, 61.65, 35.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.1442 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.164 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7988, 10.4776, 2.7539)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C24 #24A2AA

analogous

#AA245F #AA2C24 #AA6F24

triadic

#AA2C24 #24AA2C #2C24AA

tetradic

#AA2C24 #5FAA24 #24A2AA #6F24AA

square

#AA2C24 #5FAA24 #24A2AA #6F24AA

split-complementary

#AA2C24 #24AA6F #245FAA

monochromatic

#45120F #771F19 #AA2C24 #D54037 #DF7069

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#AA2C24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AA2C24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C24

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C24	1.00	6.79	3.10	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.164 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f60',
    500: '#aa2c24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c24;
$custom-light: #cc6f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.582,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49079,
    "c": 0.16388,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C24

secondary

#65BFC5

accent

#DEE840

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C24

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

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