#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 62, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 75.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.47, 43.19, 35.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.47, 55.71, 39.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.19% 0.1231 0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.19% 0.146 32.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7201, 12.1611, 3.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.1216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.82
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.15
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.83
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.99
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.79
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.93
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA3E2A | 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)
#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