#AA3C28#AA3C28

#AA3C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.148 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3C28
RGB	rgb(170, 60, 40)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 76.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 44.01, 35.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 56.80, 39.21°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% 0.1252 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.148 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5785, 11.9336, 3.3322)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3C28 #2896AA

analogous

#AA2855 #AA3C28 #AA7D28

triadic

#AA3C28 #28AA3C #3C28AA

tetradic

#AA3C28 #55AA28 #2896AA #7D28AA

square

#AA3C28 #55AA28 #2896AA #7D28AA

split-complementary

#AA3C28 #28AA7D #2855AA

monochromatic

#471911 #782B1C #AA3C28 #D2543E #DD806F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#AA3C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#AA3C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3C28

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3C28	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5225

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1F38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 60, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.148 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7763',
    500: '#aa3c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3c28;
$custom-light: #cb7763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5091,
    "c": 0.14844,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3C28

secondary

#6AB6C4

accent

#CCE543

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDEA

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3C28

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

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