#AA2E38#AA2E38

#AA2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.160 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2E38
RGB	rgb(170, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(355, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 50.54, 24.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 56.06, 25.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.1491 0.0573)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.16 21)
XYZ	xyz(18.2703, 10.7883, 4.8609)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2E38 #2EAAA0

analogous

#AA2E76 #AA2E38 #AA622E

triadic

#AA2E38 #38AA2E #2E38AA

tetradic

#AA2E38 #76AA2E #2EAAA0 #622EAA

square

#AA2E38 #76AA2E #2EAAA0 #622EAA

split-complementary

#AA2E38 #2EAA62 #2E76AA

monochromatic

#4A1418 #7A2128 #AA2E38 #CD4853 #DA7880

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AA2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AA2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2E38

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2E38	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.160 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb706e',
    500: '#aa2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2e38;
$custom-light: #cb706e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.161,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49565,
    "c": 0.15973,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.10786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2E38

secondary

#71C3BC

accent

#E1D447

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2E38

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

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