#AA2C35#AA2C35

#AA2C35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.162 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C35
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 53)
HSL	hsl(356, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 68.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.91, 51.10, 25.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.91, 57.21, 26.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.1503 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.162 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1228, 10.6072, 4.4606)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C35 #2CAAA1

analogous

#AA2C74 #AA2C35 #AA622C

triadic

#AA2C35 #35AA2C #2C35AA

tetradic

#AA2C35 #74AA2C #2CAAA1 #622CAA

square

#AA2C35 #74AA2C #2CAAA1 #622CAA

split-complementary

#AA2C35 #2CAA62 #2C74AA

monochromatic

#491317 #791F26 #AA2C35 #CF444E #DB757C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AA2C35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AA2C35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C35

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C35	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.162 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6f6c',
    500: '#aa2c35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c35;
$custom-light: #cb6f6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49318,
    "c": 0.16185,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C35

secondary

#6FC3BD

accent

#E2D746

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C35

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

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