#AA3836#AA3836

#AA3836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.150 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3836
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 68.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, 46.44, 27.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 53.84, 30.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% 0.1357 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.15 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6595, 11.6434, 4.7542)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3836 #36A8AA

analogous

#AA366E #AA3836 #AA7236

triadic

#AA3836 #36AA38 #3836AA

tetradic

#AA3836 #6EAA36 #36A8AA #7236AA

square

#AA3836 #6EAA36 #36A8AA #7236AA

split-complementary

#AA3836 #36AA72 #366EAA

monochromatic

#4D1918 #7C2927 #AA3836 #C95654 #D88483

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#AA3836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#AA3836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3836

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3836	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1B39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.150 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca756d',
    500: '#aa3836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3836;
$custom-light: #ca756d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.034,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50617,
    "c": 0.14987,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3836

secondary

#7BC0C1

accent

#D9DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3836

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

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