#AA2E36#AA2E36

#AA2E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.160 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2E36
RGB	rgb(170, 46, 54)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 68.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 50.43, 25.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 56.49, 26.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.1483 0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.16 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2224, 10.7691, 4.6084)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2E36 #2EAAA2

analogous

#AA2E74 #AA2E36 #AA642E

triadic

#AA2E36 #36AA2E #2E36AA

tetradic

#AA2E36 #74AA2E #2EAAA2 #642EAA

square

#AA2E36 #74AA2E #2EAAA2 #642EAA

split-complementary

#AA2E36 #2EAA64 #2E74AA

monochromatic

#4A1417 #7A2127 #AA2E36 #CD4850 #DA787E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AA2E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AA2E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2E36

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2E36	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 46, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.160 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb706d',
    500: '#aa2e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2e36;
$custom-light: #cb706d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.129,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4953,
    "c": 0.15988,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2E36

secondary

#71C3BD

accent

#E1D747

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2E36

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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