#AA3235#AA3235

#AA3235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.156 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3235
RGB	rgb(170, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(359, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 68.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 48.85, 26.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 55.68, 28.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.1431 0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.156 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.3627, 11.0870, 4.5406)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3235 #32AAA7

analogous

#AA3271 #AA3235 #AA6B32

triadic

#AA3235 #35AA32 #3235AA

tetradic

#AA3235 #71AA32 #32AAA7 #6B32AA

square

#AA3235 #71AA32 #32AAA7 #6B32AA

split-complementary

#AA3235 #32AA6B #3271AA

monochromatic

#4B1618 #7B2426 #AA3235 #CB4E51 #D97D80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#AA3235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AA3235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3235

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3235	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0B34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.156 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb726c',
    500: '#aa3235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3235;
$custom-light: #cb726c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49927,
    "c": 0.15609,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3235

secondary

#76C2C0

accent

#DEDA4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3235

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

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