#AA3E2E#AA3E2E
#AA3E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.145 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA3E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 62, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 72.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.52, 43.38, 32.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.52, 54.49, 37.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.24% 0.1244 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.24% 0.145 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7953, 12.1912, 3.9477) |
| Luminance | 0.1219 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.42
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.55
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.99
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.76
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA3E2E #2E9AAA
analogous
#AA2E5C #AA3E2E #AA7C2E
triadic
#AA3E2E #2EAA3E #3E2EAA
tetradic
#AA3E2E #5CAA2E #2E9AAA #7C2EAA
square
#AA3E2E #5CAA2E #2E9AAA #7C2EAA
split-complementary
#AA3E2E #2EAA7C #2E5CAA
monochromatic
#4A1B14 #7A2C21 #AA3E2E #CD5948 #DA8578
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.11
#AA3E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#AA3E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA3E2E
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA3E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA3E2E | 1.00 | 6.11 | 3.44 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C532C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB243B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa3e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 62, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.145 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7867',
500: '#aa3e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa3e2e; $custom-light: #cb7867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa3e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 62,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.742,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51239,
"c": 0.14518,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.12189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA3E2E
secondary
#71B8C3
accent
#CDE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A