#AA3538#AA3538

#AA3538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.153 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3538
RGB	rgb(170, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 47.81, 25.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 54.18, 28.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.1405 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.153 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5664, 11.3804, 4.9596)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3538 #35AAA7

analogous

#AA3572 #AA3538 #AA6C35

triadic

#AA3538 #38AA35 #3538AA

tetradic

#AA3538 #72AA35 #35AAA7 #6C35AA

square

#AA3538 #72AA35 #35AAA7 #6C35AA

split-complementary

#AA3538 #35AA6C #3572AA

monochromatic

#4D1819 #7B2629 #AA3538 #C95356 #D88284

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#AA3538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AA3538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3538

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3538	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1537

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.153 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca746e',
    500: '#aa3538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3538;
$custom-light: #ca746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.462,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50306,
    "c": 0.15274,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3538

secondary

#7AC1BF

accent

#DCD84C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3538

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

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