#AA2C43#AA2C43
#AA2C43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.162 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2C43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 44, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 60.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.17, 51.95, 17.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.17, 54.76, 18.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.59% 0.1558 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.59% 0.162 15.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4932, 10.7553, 6.4113) |
| Luminance | 0.1075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.94
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.10
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.30
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.56
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.62
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2C43 #2CAA93
analogous
#AA2C82 #AA2C43 #AA542C
triadic
#AA2C43 #43AA2C #2C43AA
tetradic
#AA2C43 #82AA2C #2CAA93 #542CAA
square
#AA2C43 #82AA2C #2CAA93 #542CAA
split-complementary
#AA2C43 #2CAA54 #2C82AA
monochromatic
#49131D #791F30 #AA2C43 #CF445E #DB7588
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.67
#AA2C43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#AA2C43 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2C43
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2C43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2C43 | 1.00 | 6.67 | 3.15 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4C43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6640
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA0136
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2c43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.162 15.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca6f76',
500: '#aa2c43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2c43; $custom-light: #ca6f76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2c43",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 44,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.048,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4959,
"c": 0.1615,
"h": 15.2
},
"luminance": 0.10753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2C43
secondary
#6FC3B4
accent
#E2C646
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#140808
muted
#837B7B