#AA3232#AA3232

#AA3232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.156 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3232
RGB	rgb(170, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 70.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.68, 48.69, 28.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.68, 56.41, 30.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.142 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.156 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.2959, 11.0602, 4.1884)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3232 #32AAAA

analogous

#AA326E #AA3232 #AA6E32

triadic

#AA3232 #32AA32 #3232AA

tetradic

#AA3232 #6EAA32 #32AAAA #6E32AA

square

#AA3232 #6EAA32 #32AAAA #6E32AA

split-complementary

#AA3232 #32AA6E #326EAA

monochromatic

#4B1616 #7B2424 #AA3232 #CB4E4E #D97D7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#AA3232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#AA3232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3232

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3232	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)

#544D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0933

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.156 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb726a',
    500: '#aa3232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3232;
$custom-light: #cb726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49879,
    "c": 0.15645,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3232

secondary

#76C2C2

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3232

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

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