#AA2F40#AA2F40
#AA2F40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.158 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 47, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 72%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 62.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.50, 50.66, 19.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.50, 54.33, 21.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.82% 0.1511 0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.82% 0.158 17.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5214, 10.9519, 5.9882) |
| Luminance | 0.1095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.36
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.16
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.19
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.71
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 6.03
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2F40 #2FAA99
analogous
#AA2F7E #AA2F40 #AA5B2F
triadic
#AA2F40 #40AA2F #2F40AA
tetradic
#AA2F40 #7EAA2F #2FAA99 #5B2FAA
square
#AA2F40 #7EAA2F #2FAA99 #5B2FAA
split-complementary
#AA2F40 #2FAA5B #2F7EAA
monochromatic
#4A141C #7A222E #AA2F40 #CD495C #DA7987
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#AA2F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#AA2F40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2F40
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2F40 | 1.00 | 6.58 | 3.19 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504D40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F663D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA0836
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 47, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.158 17.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca7174',
500: '#aa2f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2f40; $custom-light: #ca7174; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 47,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.707,
"s": 56.682,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49819,
"c": 0.15843,
"h": 17.5
},
"luminance": 0.10949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2F40
secondary
#72C2B7
accent
#E0CB48
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B