#AA3231#AA3231

#AA3231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.157 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3231
RGB	rgb(170, 50, 49)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 71.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 48.64, 29.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 56.67, 30.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.1416 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.157 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2745, 11.0517, 4.0761)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3231 #31A9AA

analogous

#AA316C #AA3231 #AA6E31

triadic

#AA3231 #31AA32 #3231AA

tetradic

#AA3231 #6CAA31 #31A9AA #6E31AA

square

#AA3231 #6CAA31 #31A9AA #6E31AA

split-complementary

#AA3231 #31AA6E #316CAA

monochromatic

#4B1616 #7A2423 #AA3231 #CC4E4D #D97D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#AA3231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#AA3231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3231

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3231	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0933

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 50, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.157 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7269',
    500: '#aa3231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3231;
$custom-light: #cb7269;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.496,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49863,
    "c": 0.15657,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3231

secondary

#75C1C2

accent

#DDDF49

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3231

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

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