#AA3E2B#AA3E2B
#AA3E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.146 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA3E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 62, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 74.7%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.48, 43.24, 34.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.48, 55.40, 38.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.2% 0.1234 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.2% 0.146 32.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7382, 12.1684, 3.6471) |
| Luminance | 0.1217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.85
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.18
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.86
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.08
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.58
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA3E2B #2B97AA
analogous
#AA2B58 #AA3E2B #AA7D2B
triadic
#AA3E2B #2BAA3E #3E2BAA
tetradic
#AA3E2B #58AA2B #2B97AA #7D2BAA
square
#AA3E2B #58AA2B #2B97AA #7D2BAA
split-complementary
#AA3E2B #2BAA7D #2B58AA
monochromatic
#481A12 #792C1F #AA3E2B #CF5843 #DC8374
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.12
#AA3E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.43
#AA3E2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA3E2B
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA3E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA3E2B | 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)
#5C5328
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB233A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa3e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 62, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.146 32.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7865',
500: '#aa3e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa3e2b; $custom-light: #cb7865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa3e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 62,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.976,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.512,
"c": 0.14584,
"h": 32.2
},
"luminance": 0.12166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA3E2B
secondary
#6EB6C3
accent
#CBE345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A