#AA3536#AA3536

#AA3536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.153 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3536
RGB	rgb(170, 53, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 68.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 47.70, 26.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 54.65, 29.21°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.1397 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.153 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5185, 11.3613, 4.7071)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3536 #35AAA9

analogous

#AA3570 #AA3536 #AA6E35

triadic

#AA3536 #36AA35 #3536AA

tetradic

#AA3536 #70AA35 #35AAA9 #6E35AA

square

#AA3536 #70AA35 #35AAA9 #6E35AA

split-complementary

#AA3536 #35AA6E #3570AA

monochromatic

#4D1818 #7B2627 #AA3536 #C95354 #D88282

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#AA3536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#AA3536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3536

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3536	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1437

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 53, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.153 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca736d',
    500: '#aa3536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3536;
$custom-light: #ca736d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.487,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50272,
    "c": 0.15297,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3536

secondary

#7AC1C1

accent

#DCDB4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3536

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

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