#AA3C2E#AA3C2E
#AA3C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.147 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA3C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 60, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 72.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.18, 44.28, 32.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.18, 54.98, 36.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.99% 0.1273 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.99% 0.147 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6886, 11.9777, 3.9121) |
| Luminance | 0.1197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.12
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.40
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.07
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.39
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.50
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA3C2E #2E9CAA
analogous
#AA2E5E #AA3C2E #AA7A2E
triadic
#AA3C2E #2EAA3C #3C2EAA
tetradic
#AA3C2E #5EAA2E #2E9CAA #7A2EAA
square
#AA3C2E #5EAA2E #2E9CAA #7A2EAA
split-complementary
#AA3C2E #2EAA7A #2E5EAA
monochromatic
#4A1A14 #7A2B21 #AA3C2E #CD5748 #DA8378
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#AA3C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.40
#AA3C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA3C2E
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA3C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA3C2E | 1.00 | 6.19 | 3.40 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A522C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB2039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa3c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 60, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.147 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7767',
500: '#aa3c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa3c2e; $custom-light: #cb7767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa3c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 60,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.774,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50985,
"c": 0.14718,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.11975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA3C2E
secondary
#71B9C3
accent
#CFE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A