#AA2E40#AA2E40

#AA2E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.159 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2E40
RGB	rgb(170, 46, 64)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(351, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 62.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.37, 51.03, 19.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.37, 54.61, 20.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.1523 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.159 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4819, 10.8729, 5.9750)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2E40 #2EAA98

analogous

#AA2E7E #AA2E40 #AA5A2E

triadic

#AA2E40 #40AA2E #2E40AA

tetradic

#AA2E40 #7EAA2E #2EAA98 #5A2EAA

square

#AA2E40 #7EAA2E #2EAA98 #5A2EAA

split-complementary

#AA2E40 #2EAA5A #2E7EAA

monochromatic

#4A141C #7A212E #AA2E40 #CD485B #DA7886

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#AA2E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#AA2E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2E40

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2E40	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504C40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA0536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 46, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.159 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7074',
    500: '#aa2e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2e40;
$custom-light: #ca7074;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.29,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49719,
    "c": 0.15945,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2E40

secondary

#71C3B7

accent

#E1CA47

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2E40

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

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