#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
RGB	rgb(170, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 49.01, 24.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 55.00, 26.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.98% 0.1443 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(49.98% 0.156 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4339, 11.1155, 4.9154)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##AA3238	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)

#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

Preview with #AA3238

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

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