#AA3438#AA3438

#AA3438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.154 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3438
RGB	rgb(170, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.06, 48.22, 25.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.06, 54.46, 27.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% 0.1417 0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.154 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5213, 11.2902, 4.9446)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3438 #34AAA6

analogous

#AA3473 #AA3438 #AA6B34

triadic

#AA3438 #38AA34 #3438AA

tetradic

#AA3438 #73AA34 #34AAA6 #6B34AA

square

#AA3438 #73AA34 #34AAA6 #6B34AA

split-complementary

#AA3438 #34AA6B #3473AA

monochromatic

#4C1719 #7B2629 #AA3438 #CA5155 #D88083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#AA3438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AA3438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3438

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3438	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1337

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.154 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca736e',
    500: '#aa3438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3438;
$custom-light: #ca736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.966,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50195,
    "c": 0.15377,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3438

secondary

#78C1BF

accent

#DDD84B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3438

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

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