#AA3C2B#AA3C2B
#AA3C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.148 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA3C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 60, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 74.7%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.14, 44.14, 34.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.14, 55.88, 37.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.95% 0.1262 0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.95% 0.148 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6315, 11.9548, 3.6115) |
| Luminance | 0.1195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.68
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.01
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.31
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.97
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.29
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA3C2B #2B99AA
analogous
#AA2B5A #AA3C2B #AA7B2B
triadic
#AA3C2B #2BAA3C #3C2BAA
tetradic
#AA3C2B #5AAA2B #2B99AA #7B2BAA
square
#AA3C2B #5AAA2B #2B99AA #7B2BAA
split-complementary
#AA3C2B #2BAA7B #2B5AAA
monochromatic
#481A12 #792B1F #AA3C2B #CF5643 #DC8274
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#AA3C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#AA3C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA3C2B
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA3C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA3C2B | 1.00 | 6.19 | 3.39 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5228
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB2039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa3c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 60, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.148 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7765',
500: '#aa3c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa3c2b; $custom-light: #cb7765; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa3c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 60,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.031,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50946,
"c": 0.1478,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.11952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA3C2B
secondary
#6EB8C3
accent
#CEE345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A