#AA342B#AA342B

#AA342B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.156 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA342B
RGB	rgb(170, 52, 43)
HSL	hsl(4, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.88, 47.56, 32.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.88, 57.81, 34.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.1369 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.156 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2436, 11.1792, 3.4822)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA342B #2BA1AA

analogous

#AA2B62 #AA342B #AA742B

triadic

#AA342B #2BAA34 #342BAA

tetradic

#AA342B #62AA2B #2BA1AA #742BAA

square

#AA342B #62AA2B #2BA1AA #742BAA

split-complementary

#AA342B #2BAA74 #2B62AA

monochromatic

#481612 #79251F #AA342B #CF4D43 #DC7B74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#AA342B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AA342B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA342B

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA342B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA342B	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0D33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa342b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 52, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.156 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7365',
    500: '#aa342b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa342b;
$custom-light: #cb7365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa342b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.252,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49997,
    "c": 0.15556,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA342B

secondary

#6EBDC3

accent

#D8E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA342B

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

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