#AA3736#AA3736

#AA3736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.151 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3736
RGB	rgb(170, 55, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 68.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 46.87, 27.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 54.11, 29.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% 0.1371 0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.151 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6116, 11.5474, 4.7382)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3736 #36A9AA

analogous

#AA366F #AA3736 #AA7136

triadic

#AA3736 #36AA37 #3736AA

tetradic

#AA3736 #6FAA36 #36A9AA #7136AA

square

#AA3736 #6FAA36 #36A9AA #7136AA

split-complementary

#AA3736 #36AA71 #366FAA

monochromatic

#4D1918 #7C2827 #AA3736 #C95554 #D88483

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#AA3736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#AA3736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3736

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3736	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 55, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.151 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca756d',
    500: '#aa3736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3736;
$custom-light: #ca756d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.517,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.505,
    "c": 0.15091,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3736

secondary

#7BC0C1

accent

#DADB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3736

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

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