#AA3233#AA3233

#AA3233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.156 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3233
RGB	rgb(170, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(360, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(360, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 70%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.70, 48.74, 27.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.70, 56.16, 29.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.1424 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.156 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.3177, 11.0690, 4.3033)
Luminance	0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3233 #32AAA9

analogous

#AA326F #AA3233 #AA6D32

triadic

#AA3233 #33AA32 #3233AA

tetradic

#AA3233 #6FAA32 #32AAA9 #6D32AA

square

#AA3233 #6FAA32 #32AAA9 #6D32AA

split-complementary

#AA3233 #32AA6D #326FAA

monochromatic

#4B1617 #7B2425 #AA3233 #CB4E4F #D97D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#AA3233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#AA3233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3233

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3233	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)

#544D32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0A34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.156 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb726b',
    500: '#aa3233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3233;
$custom-light: #cb726b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49894,
    "c": 0.15633,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3233

secondary

#76C2C1

accent

#DEDD4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3233

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

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