#AA2F38#AA2F38

#AA2F38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.159 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2F38
RGB	rgb(170, 47, 56)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 72%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.36, 50.17, 24.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.36, 55.80, 25.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.1479 0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.159 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3098, 10.8673, 4.8741)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2F38 #2FAAA1

analogous

#AA2F75 #AA2F38 #AA642F

triadic

#AA2F38 #38AA2F #2F38AA

tetradic

#AA2F38 #75AA2F #2FAAA1 #642FAA

square

#AA2F38 #75AA2F #2FAAA1 #642FAA

split-complementary

#AA2F38 #2FAA64 #2F75AA

monochromatic

#4A1418 #7A2228 #AA2F38 #CD4953 #DA7980

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#AA2F38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#AA2F38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2F38

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2F38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2F38	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)

#514C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0333

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2f38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 47, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.159 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb716e',
    500: '#aa2f38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2f38;
$custom-light: #cb716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2f38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.61,
    "s": 56.682,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49666,
    "c": 0.15876,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2F38

secondary

#72C2BC

accent

#E0D548

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2F38

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

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