#AA2C32#AA2C32

#AA2C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.162 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C32
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 70.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 50.94, 27.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 57.90, 28.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% 0.1491 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.162 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0560, 10.5804, 4.1085)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C32 #2CAAA4

analogous

#AA2C71 #AA2C32 #AA652C

triadic

#AA2C32 #32AA2C #2C32AA

tetradic

#AA2C32 #71AA2C #2CAAA4 #652CAA

square

#AA2C32 #71AA2C #2CAAA4 #652CAA

split-complementary

#AA2C32 #2CAA65 #2C71AA

monochromatic

#491315 #791F24 #AA2C32 #CF444B #DB757A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AA2C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AA2C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C32

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C32	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504A31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.162 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6f6a',
    500: '#aa2c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c32;
$custom-light: #cb6f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.143,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49269,
    "c": 0.16211,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C32

secondary

#6FC3BF

accent

#E2DB46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C32

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

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