#AA2C28#AA2C28

#AA2C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.163 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C28
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 40)
HSL	hsl(2, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 76.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.73, 50.49, 33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.73, 60.50, 33.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.1455 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.163 27)
XYZ	xyz(17.8633, 10.5034, 3.0938)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C28 #28A6AA

analogous

#AA2865 #AA2C28 #AA6D28

triadic

#AA2C28 #28AA2C #2C28AA

tetradic

#AA2C28 #65AA28 #28A6AA #6D28AA

square

#AA2C28 #65AA28 #28A6AA #6D28AA

split-complementary

#AA2C28 #28AA6D #2865AA

monochromatic

#471211 #781F1C #AA2C28 #D2423E #DD736F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#AA2C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AA2C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C28

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C28	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716523

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.163 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f62',
    500: '#aa2c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c28;
$custom-light: #cc6f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.846,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49127,
    "c": 0.1633,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.10501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C28

secondary

#6AC1C4

accent

#E0E543

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C28

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

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