#AA3C40#AA3C40

#AA3C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.144 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3C40
RGB	rgb(170, 60, 64)
HSL	hsl(358, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 62.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 45.32, 22.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 50.45, 26.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.1342 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.144 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1207, 12.1505, 6.1879)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3C40 #3CAAA6

analogous

#AA3C77 #AA3C40 #AA6F3C

triadic

#AA3C40 #40AA3C #3C40AA

tetradic

#AA3C40 #77AA3C #3CAAA6 #6F3CAA

square

#AA3C40 #77AA3C #3CAAA6 #6F3CAA

split-complementary

#AA3C40 #3CAA6F #3C77AA

monochromatic

#501C1E #7D2C2F #AA3C40 #C65D61 #D68B8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#AA3C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#AA3C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3C40

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3C40	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58533F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA253E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 60, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.144 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97774',
    500: '#aa3c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3c40;
$custom-light: #c97774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.818,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51278,
    "c": 0.14438,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3C40

secondary

#81C0BE

accent

#D7D350

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#140908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3C40

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

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