#AA3238#AA3238

#AA3238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.156 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AA3238
RGBrgb(170, 50, 56)
HSLhsl(357, 55%, 43%)
HSVhsv(357, 71%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70.6%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LABlab(39.77, 49.01, 24.95)
CIE-LCHlch(39.77, 55.00, 26.98°)
OKLaboklab(49.98% 0.1443 0.0588)
OKLCHoklch(49.98% 0.156 22.2)
XYZxyz(18.4339, 11.1155, 4.9154)
Luminance0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AA3238 #32AAA4
analogous
#AA3274 #AA3238 #AA6832
triadic
#AA3238 #38AA32 #3238AA
tetradic
#AA3238 #74AA32 #32AAA4 #6832AA
square
#AA3238 #74AA32 #32AAA4 #6832AA
split-complementary
#AA3238 #32AA68 #3274AA
monochromatic
#4B1619 #7B2428 #AA3238 #CB4E54 #D97D82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52
#AA3238 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22
#AA3238 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3238
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AA3238#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AA32381.006.523.226.52
#FFFFFF6.521.0021.001.00
#0000003.2221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.521.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#534D37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716734
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB0D35
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #aa3238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.156 22.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca726e',
    500: '#aa3238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #aa3238;
$custom-light: #ca726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#aa3238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49977,
    "c": 0.15579,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AA3238
secondary
#76C2BE
accent
#DED64A
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEC
border
#D3C8C7
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A

Preview Lab

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#AA3238 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva