#AA3C2A#AA3C2A
#AA3C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.148 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA3C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 60, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 75.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.13, 44.10, 34.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.13, 56.18, 38.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.93% 0.1259 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.93% 0.148 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6134, 11.9476, 3.5160) |
| Luminance | 0.1195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.60
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.94
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.43
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.02
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.18
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA3C2A #2A98AA
analogous
#AA2A58 #AA3C2A #AA7C2A
triadic
#AA3C2A #2AAA3C #3C2AAA
tetradic
#AA3C2A #58AA2A #2A98AA #7C2AAA
square
#AA3C2A #58AA2A #2A98AA #7C2AAA
split-complementary
#AA3C2A #2AAA7C #2A58AA
monochromatic
#481912 #792B1E #AA3C2A #D05541 #DC8172
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.20
#AA3C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#AA3C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA3C2A
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA3C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA3C2A | 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)
#5B5227
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB1F38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa3c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 60, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.148 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7764',
500: '#aa3c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa3c2a; $custom-light: #cb7764; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa3c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 60,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.438,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50933,
"c": 0.14801,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.11945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA3C2A
secondary
#6CB7C3
accent
#CDE444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A