#AA2C38#AA2C38

#AA2C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.162 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C38
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(354, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 51.26, 23.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 56.58, 25.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.1514 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.162 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1940, 10.6356, 4.8355)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C38 #2CAA9E

analogous

#AA2C77 #AA2C38 #AA5F2C

triadic

#AA2C38 #38AA2C #2C38AA

tetradic

#AA2C38 #77AA2C #2CAA9E #5F2CAA

square

#AA2C38 #77AA2C #2CAA9E #5F2CAA

split-complementary

#AA2C38 #2CAA5F #2C77AA

monochromatic

#491318 #791F28 #AA2C38 #CF4452 #DB757F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AA2C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AA2C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C38

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C38	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504B37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.162 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6f6e',
    500: '#aa2c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c38;
$custom-light: #cb6f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.286,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49371,
    "c": 0.16164,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C38

secondary

#6FC3BB

accent

#E2D346

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C38

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

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