#AA2E2A#AA2E2A
#AA2E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.161 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 46, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 75.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.02, 49.85, 32.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.02, 59.50, 33.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.35% 0.1439 0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.35% 0.161 26.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9745, 10.6699, 3.3031) |
| Luminance | 0.1067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.61
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.13
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.02
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.19
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.60
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2E2A #2AA6AA
analogous
#AA2A66 #AA2E2A #AA6E2A
triadic
#AA2E2A #2AAA2E #2E2AAA
tetradic
#AA2E2A #66AA2A #2AA6AA #6E2AAA
square
#AA2E2A #66AA2A #2AA6AA #6E2AAA
split-complementary
#AA2E2A #2AAA6E #2A66AA
monochromatic
#481312 #79211E #AA2E2A #D04641 #DC7672
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#AA2E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#AA2E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2E2A
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2E2A | 1.00 | 6.70 | 3.13 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524B28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716625
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 46, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.161 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7064',
500: '#aa2e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2e2a; $custom-light: #cc7064; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 46,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.875,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49349,
"c": 0.16126,
"h": 26.8
},
"luminance": 0.10667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2E2A
secondary
#6CC1C3
accent
#DFE444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A