#AA2C27#AA2C27

#AA2C27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.163 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C27
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 39)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 77.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 50.45, 33.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 60.79, 33.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.1452 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.163 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8465, 10.4967, 3.0054)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C27 #27A5AA

analogous

#AA2763 #AA2C27 #AA6D27

triadic

#AA2C27 #27AA2C #2C27AA

tetradic

#AA2C27 #63AA27 #27A5AA #6D27AA

square

#AA2C27 #63AA27 #27A5AA #6D27AA

split-complementary

#AA2C27 #27AA6D #2763AA

monochromatic

#461210 #781F1C #AA2C27 #D2423C #DE726E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AA2C27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AA2C27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C27

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C27	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.163 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f62',
    500: '#aa2c27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c27;
$custom-light: #cc6f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.29,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49115,
    "c": 0.16345,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C27

secondary

#69C1C4

accent

#DFE642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C27

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

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