#AA2E2B#AA2E2B
#AA2E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.161 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 46, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 74.7%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.03, 49.89, 31.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.03, 59.22, 32.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.36% 0.1442 0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.36% 0.161 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9927, 10.6772, 3.3985) |
| Luminance | 0.1067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.46
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.30
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.27
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.43
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.74
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2E2B #2BA7AA
analogous
#AA2B68 #AA2E2B #AA6E2B
triadic
#AA2E2B #2BAA2E #2E2BAA
tetradic
#AA2E2B #68AA2B #2BA7AA #6E2BAA
square
#AA2E2B #68AA2B #2BA7AA #6E2BAA
split-complementary
#AA2E2B #2BAA6E #2B68AA
monochromatic
#481412 #79211F #AA2E2B #CF4643 #DC7674
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#AA2E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#AA2E2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2E2B
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2E2B | 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)
#524B29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716626
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 46, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.161 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7065',
500: '#aa2e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2e2b; $custom-light: #cb7065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 46,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.417,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49363,
"c": 0.16112,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.10674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2E2B
secondary
#6EC1C3
accent
#DFE345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A