#AA3236#AA3236

#AA3236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.156 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3236
RGB	rgb(170, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 68.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 48.90, 26.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 55.45, 28.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.1435 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.156 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3860, 11.0963, 4.6630)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3236 #32AAA6

analogous

#AA3272 #AA3236 #AA6A32

triadic

#AA3236 #36AA32 #3236AA

tetradic

#AA3236 #72AA32 #32AAA6 #6A32AA

square

#AA3236 #72AA32 #32AAA6 #6A32AA

split-complementary

#AA3236 #32AA6A #3272AA

monochromatic

#4B1618 #7B2427 #AA3236 #CB4E52 #D97D81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#AA3236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AA3236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3236

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3236	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0C35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.156 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb726d',
    500: '#aa3236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3236;
$custom-light: #cb726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49943,
    "c": 0.15599,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3236

secondary

#76C2BF

accent

#DED94A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3236

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

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