#AA3242#AA3242

#AA3242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.155 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3242
RGB	rgb(170, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(352, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(352, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 49.64, 18.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 53.15, 20.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.1483 0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.155 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7034, 11.2232, 6.3346)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3242 #32AA9A

analogous

#AA327E #AA3242 #AA5E32

triadic

#AA3242 #42AA32 #3242AA

tetradic

#AA3242 #7EAA32 #32AA9A #5E32AA

square

#AA3242 #7EAA32 #32AA9A #5E32AA

split-complementary

#AA3242 #32AA5E #327EAA

monochromatic

#4B161D #7B2430 #AA3242 #CB4E5F #D97D8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#AA3242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AA3242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3242

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3242	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70673F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA1239

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.155 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7276',
    500: '#aa3242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3242;
$custom-light: #ca7276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50169,
    "c": 0.1553,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3242

secondary

#76C2B8

accent

#DECA4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#140808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3242

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

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