#AA2C2B#AA2C2B

#AA2C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.163 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C2B
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 43)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.77, 50.62, 31.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.77, 59.68, 31.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.1466 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.163 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.9163, 10.5246, 3.3731)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C2B #2BA9AA

analogous

#AA2B6A #AA2C2B #AA6B2B

triadic

#AA2C2B #2BAA2C #2C2BAA

tetradic

#AA2C2B #6AAA2B #2BA9AA #6B2BAA

square

#AA2C2B #6AAA2B #2BA9AA #6B2BAA

split-complementary

#AA2C2B #2BAA6B #2B6AAA

monochromatic

#481312 #791F1F #AA2C2B #CF4443 #DC7474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#AA2C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AA2C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C2B

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C2B	1.00	6.76	3.10	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.163 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f65',
    500: '#aa2c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c2b;
$custom-light: #cc6f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.472,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49166,
    "c": 0.16291,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C2B

secondary

#6EC3C3

accent

#E2E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C2B

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

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