#AA2E2C#AA2E2C
#AA2E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.161 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 46, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 74.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.04, 49.93, 31.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.04, 58.95, 32.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.38% 0.1446 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.38% 0.161 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0112, 10.6846, 3.4963) |
| Luminance | 0.1068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.35
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.49
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.54
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.68
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.89
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2E2C #2CA8AA
analogous
#AA2C69 #AA2E2C #AA6D2C
triadic
#AA2E2C #2CAA2E #2E2CAA
tetradic
#AA2E2C #69AA2C #2CA8AA #6D2CAA
square
#AA2E2C #69AA2C #2CA8AA #6D2CAA
split-complementary
#AA2E2C #2CAA6D #2C69AA
monochromatic
#491413 #79211F #AA2E2C #CF4744 #DB7775
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#AA2E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#AA2E2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2E2C
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2E2C | 1.00 | 6.70 | 3.14 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524B2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716628
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 46, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.161 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7065',
500: '#aa2e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2e2c; $custom-light: #cb7065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 46,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.952,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49376,
"c": 0.16099,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.10682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2E2C
secondary
#6FC2C3
accent
#E0E246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A