#AA2C2C#AA2C2C

#AA2C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.163 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C2C
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 44)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 50.66, 31.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 59.41, 31.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.1469 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.163 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9349, 10.5320, 3.4709)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C2C #2CAAAA

analogous

#AA2C6B #AA2C2C #AA6B2C

triadic

#AA2C2C #2CAA2C #2C2CAA

tetradic

#AA2C2C #6BAA2C #2CAAAA #6B2CAA

square

#AA2C2C #6BAA2C #2CAAAA #6B2CAA

split-complementary

#AA2C2C #2CAA6B #2C6BAA

monochromatic

#491313 #791F1F #AA2C2C #CF4444 #DB7575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#AA2C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AA2C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C2C

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C2C	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.163 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f65',
    500: '#aa2c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c2c;
$custom-light: #cc6f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4918,
    "c": 0.16277,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C2C

secondary

#6FC3C3

accent

#E2E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C2C

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

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