#AA3E2A#AA3E2A

#AA3E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.146 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AA3E2A
RGBrgb(170, 62, 42)
HSLhsl(9, 60%, 42%)
HSVhsv(9, 75%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63.5%, 75.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LABlab(41.47, 43.19, 35.19)
CIE-LCHlch(41.47, 55.71, 39.17°)
OKLaboklab(51.19% 0.1231 0.0787)
OKLCHoklch(51.19% 0.146 32.6)
XYZxyz(18.7201, 12.1611, 3.5516)
Luminance0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AA3E2A #2A96AA
analogous
#AA2A56 #AA3E2A #AA7E2A
triadic
#AA3E2A #2AAA3E #3E2AAA
tetradic
#AA3E2A #56AA2A #2A96AA #7E2AAA
square
#AA3E2A #56AA2A #2A96AA #7E2AAA
split-complementary
#AA3E2A #2AAA7E #2A56AA
monochromatic
#481A12 #792C1E #AA3E2A #D05741 #DC8372

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12
#AA3E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43
#AA3E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3E2A
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AA3E2A#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AA3E2A1.006.123.436.12
#FFFFFF6.121.0021.001.00
#0000003.4321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.121.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB233A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #aa3e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 62, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.146 32.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7865',
    500: '#aa3e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #aa3e2a;
$custom-light: #cb7865;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#aa3e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.375,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51188,
    "c": 0.14606,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AA3E2A
secondary
#6CB6C3
accent
#CBE444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A

Preview Lab

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#AA3E2A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva