#AA3E45#AA3E45

#AA3E45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.142 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3E45
RGB	rgb(170, 62, 69)
HSL	hsl(356, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(356, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 59.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 44.78, 19.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 48.90, 23.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1333 0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.142 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3761, 12.4235, 7.0067)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3E45 #3EAAA3

analogous

#AA3E7B #AA3E45 #AA6D3E

triadic

#AA3E45 #45AA3E #3E45AA

tetradic

#AA3E45 #7BAA3E #3EAAA3 #6D3EAA

square

#AA3E45 #7BAA3E #3EAAA3 #6D3EAA

split-complementary

#AA3E45 #3EAA6D #3E7BAA

monochromatic

#501D21 #7D2E33 #AA3E45 #C56067 #D58D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#AA3E45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AA3E45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3E45

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3E45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3E45	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595545

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746B42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3e45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 62, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.142 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97978',
    500: '#aa3e45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3e45;
$custom-light: #c97978;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3e45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.111,
    "s": 46.552,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51629,
    "c": 0.14171,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3E45

secondary

#84C0BC

accent

#D6CE52

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3E45

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →