#AA2C31#AA2C31

#AA2C31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.162 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C31
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 49)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 71.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 50.89, 28.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 58.14, 28.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.1487 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.162 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0346, 10.5719, 3.9961)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C31 #2CAAA5

analogous

#AA2C70 #AA2C31 #AA662C

triadic

#AA2C31 #31AA2C #2C31AA

tetradic

#AA2C31 #70AA2C #2CAAA5 #662CAA

square

#AA2C31 #70AA2C #2CAAA5 #662CAA

split-complementary

#AA2C31 #2CAA66 #2C70AA

monochromatic

#491315 #791F23 #AA2C31 #CF444A #DB7579

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AA2C31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AA2C31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C31

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C31	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.162 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6f69',
    500: '#aa2c31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c31;
$custom-light: #cb6f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.619,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49253,
    "c": 0.1622,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C31

secondary

#6FC3C0

accent

#E2DC46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C31

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

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