#AA3523#AA3523

#AA3523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.156 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3523
RGB	rgb(170, 53, 35)
HSL	hsl(8, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(8, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 79.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 46.83, 37.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 59.95, 38.63°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.133 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.156 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1561, 11.2163, 2.7987)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3523 #2398AA

analogous

#AA2354 #AA3523 #AA7823

triadic

#AA3523 #23AA35 #3523AA

tetradic

#AA3523 #54AA23 #2398AA #7823AA

square

#AA3523 #54AA23 #2398AA #7823AA

split-complementary

#AA3523 #23AA78 #2354AA

monochromatic

#44150E #772519 #AA3523 #D54A35 #E07868

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#AA3523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AA3523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3523

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3523	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB0D32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 53, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.156 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc735f',
    500: '#aa3523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3523;
$custom-light: #cc735f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50016,
    "c": 0.15604,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3523

secondary

#63B8C6

accent

#D2E93F

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3523

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

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