Skip to the color picker

#aa3c2e color: Rooibos Tea

#aa3c2e is rgb(170, 60, 46) in RGB and oklch(50.985% 0.14718 30.156) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

7°
100%

51%
0.147
30°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc 24

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #aa3c2e

#aa3c2e is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 51% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rooibos Tea (#ae3c29). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #aa3c2e mixed with white

  1. aa3c2e
  2. b55143
  3. bf6557
  4. c8786b
  5. d28b7f
  6. da9e94
  7. e3b2a9
  8. eac5be
  9. f2d8d3
  10. f9ebe9

Darker: #aa3c2e mixed with black

  1. aa3c2e
  2. 933327
  3. 7d2a1f
  4. 682118
  5. 531912
  6. 3f110b
  7. 2d0a06
  8. 1b0402
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #aa3c2e with less saturation

  1. aa3c2e
  2. a44235
  3. 9e483b
  4. 984d41
  5. 925147
  6. 8b564d
  7. 855952
  8. 7d5d57
  9. 76605c
  10. 6e6361

Questions about #aa3c2e

What color is #aa3c2e?

#aa3c2e is bright red. The closest named color is Rooibos Tea. In RGB it is rgb(170, 60, 46), in HSL hsl(6.77, 57.41%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.985% 0.14718 30.156).

What colors go well with #aa3c2e?

The complementary color of #aa3c2e is #007688. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a53962 and #9e4d00. The triadic partners are #007c34 and #475db9.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa3c2e?

White text reads better on #aa3c2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa3c2e a warm or cool color?

#aa3c2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 51% and its chroma 0.147.