#AA3B2A#AA3B2A
#AA3B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.149 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA3B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 59, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 75.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.97, 44.54, 34.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.97, 56.42, 37.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.81% 0.1273 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.81% 0.149 31.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5615, 11.8438, 3.4987) |
| Luminance | 0.1184 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.54
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.88
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.16
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.88
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.15
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA3B2A #2A99AA
analogous
#AA2A59 #AA3B2A #AA7B2A
triadic
#AA3B2A #2AAA3B #3B2AAA
tetradic
#AA3B2A #59AA2A #2A99AA #7B2AAA
square
#AA3B2A #59AA2A #2A99AA #7B2AAA
split-complementary
#AA3B2A #2AAA7B #2A59AA
monochromatic
#481912 #792A1E #AA3B2A #D05441 #DC8072
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#AA3B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#AA3B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA3B2A
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA3B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA3B2A | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5127
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB1D38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa3b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 59, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.149 31.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7664',
500: '#aa3b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa3b2a; $custom-light: #cb7664; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa3b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 59,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.969,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50809,
"c": 0.14899,
"h": 31.3
},
"luminance": 0.11841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA3B2A
secondary
#6CB8C3
accent
#CEE444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A