#AA3C49#AA3C49

#AA3C49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.144 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3C49
RGB	rgb(170, 60, 73)
HSL	hsl(353, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(353, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 57.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 45.98, 16.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 48.97, 20.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.1378 0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.144 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3978, 12.2614, 7.6473)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3C49 #3CAA9D

analogous

#AA3C80 #AA3C49 #AA663C

triadic

#AA3C49 #49AA3C #3C49AA

tetradic

#AA3C49 #80AA3C #3CAA9D #663CAA

square

#AA3C49 #80AA3C #3CAA9D #663CAA

split-complementary

#AA3C49 #3CAA66 #3C80AA

monochromatic

#501C22 #7D2C36 #AA3C49 #C65D6A #D68B93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#AA3C49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#AA3C49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3C49

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3C49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3C49	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575449

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736B46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3c49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 60, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.144 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9787b',
    500: '#aa3c49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3c49;
$custom-light: #c9787b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3c49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.909,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51465,
    "c": 0.14396,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3C49

secondary

#81C0B9

accent

#D7C750

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3C49

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

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