#AA2C30#AA2C30
#AA2C30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.162 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2C30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 44, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 71.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.84, 50.85, 28.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.84, 58.38, 29.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.24% 0.1484 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.24% 0.162 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0138, 10.5635, 3.8862) |
| Luminance | 0.1056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.70
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.69
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.39
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.40
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.51
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2C30 #2CAAA6
analogous
#AA2C6F #AA2C30 #AA672C
triadic
#AA2C30 #30AA2C #2C30AA
tetradic
#AA2C30 #6FAA2C #2CAAA6 #672CAA
square
#AA2C30 #6FAA2C #2CAAA6 #672CAA
split-complementary
#AA2C30 #2CAA67 #2C6FAA
monochromatic
#491315 #791F22 #AA2C30 #CF4449 #DB7578
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.75
#AA2C30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#AA2C30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2C30
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2C30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2C30 | 1.00 | 6.75 | 3.11 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514A2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70652C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2c30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.162 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb6f68',
500: '#aa2c30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2c30; $custom-light: #cb6f68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2c30",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 44,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.095,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49238,
"c": 0.16231,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.10561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2C30
secondary
#6FC3C0
accent
#E2DD46
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A