#AA2C37#AA2C37

#AA2C37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.162 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C37
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 55)
HSL	hsl(355, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(355, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 67.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 51.21, 24.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 56.78, 25.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.35% 0.151 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(49.35% 0.162 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1698, 10.6260, 4.7080)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C37 #2CAA9F

analogous

#AA2C76 #AA2C37 #AA602C

triadic

#AA2C37 #37AA2C #2C37AA

tetradic

#AA2C37 #76AA2C #2CAA9F #602CAA

square

#AA2C37 #76AA2C #2CAA9F #602CAA

split-complementary

#AA2C37 #2CAA60 #2C76AA

monochromatic

#491318 #791F27 #AA2C37 #CF4451 #DB757E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AA2C37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AA2C37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C37

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C37	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.162 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6f6d',
    500: '#aa2c37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c37;
$custom-light: #cb6f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.762,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49353,
    "c": 0.16169,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C37

secondary

#6FC3BC

accent

#E2D446

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C37

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

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