#AA2C48#AA2C48
#AA2C48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.162 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2C48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 44, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 57.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.27, 52.30, 14.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.27, 54.22, 15.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.7% 0.1578 0.0356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.7% 0.162 12.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6497, 10.8179, 7.2357) |
| Luminance | 0.1081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.76
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.13
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.28
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.87
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.09
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2C48 #2CAA8E
analogous
#AA2C87 #AA2C48 #AA4F2C
triadic
#AA2C48 #48AA2C #2C48AA
tetradic
#AA2C48 #87AA2C #2CAA8E #4F2CAA
square
#AA2C48 #87AA2C #2CAA8E #4F2CAA
split-complementary
#AA2C48 #2CAA4F #2C87AA
monochromatic
#49131F #791F33 #AA2C48 #CF4463 #DB758C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.64
#AA2C48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#AA2C48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2C48
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2C48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2C48 | 1.00 | 6.64 | 3.16 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4C48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6645
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA0538
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2c48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.162 12.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca707a',
500: '#aa2c48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2c48; $custom-light: #ca707a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2c48",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 44,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.667,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49704,
"c": 0.1618,
"h": 12.7
},
"luminance": 0.10815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2C48
secondary
#6FC3B0
accent
#E2BF46
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#140809
muted
#837B7B