#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
RGBrgb(170, 44, 40)
HSLhsl(2, 62%, 41%)
HSVhsv(2, 76%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74.1%, 76.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LABlab(38.73, 50.49, 33.33)
CIE-LCHlch(38.73, 60.50, 33.43°)
OKLaboklab(49.13% 0.1455 0.0741)
OKLCHoklch(49.13% 0.163 27)
XYZxyz(17.8633, 10.5034, 3.0938)
Luminance0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##AA2C281.006.773.106.77
#FFFFFF6.771.0021.001.00
#0000003.1021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.771.0021.001.00

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

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#AA2C28 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva