#AA3E1B#AA3E1B
#AA3E1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.149 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA3E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 62, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 73%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 84%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 84.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.33, 42.65, 42.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.33, 60.44, 45.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.04% 0.1186 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.04% 0.149 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5001, 12.0731, 2.3929) |
| Luminance | 0.1207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 2.83
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 2.97
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.87
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 3.87
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.17
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA3E1B #1B87AA
analogous
#AA1B3F #AA3E1B #AA851B
triadic
#AA3E1B #1BAA3E #3E1BAA
tetradic
#AA3E1B #3FAA1B #1B87AA #851BAA
square
#AA3E1B #3FAA1B #1B87AA #851BAA
split-complementary
#AA3E1B #1BAA85 #1B3FAA
monochromatic
#40170A #752B13 #AA3E1B #DC5226 #E57C5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.15
#AA3E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.41
#AA3E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA3E1B
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA3E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA3E1B | 1.00 | 6.15 | 3.41 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5215
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786A16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB2137
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa3e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 62, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.149 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc785b',
500: '#aa3e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa3e1b; $custom-light: #cc785b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa3e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 62,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.685,
"s": 72.589,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51039,
"c": 0.14939,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.1207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA3E1B
secondary
#58ADC9
accent
#C3EF39
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79