#AA3824#AA3824

#AA3824 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.153 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA3824
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 36)
HSL	hsl(9, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(9, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 78.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 45.60, 37.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 58.96, 39.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1294 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.153 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3122, 11.5045, 2.9251)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA3824 #2496AA

analogous

#AA2453 #AA3824 #AA7B24

triadic

#AA3824 #24AA38 #3824AA

tetradic

#AA3824 #53AA24 #2496AA #7B24AA

square

#AA3824 #53AA24 #2496AA #7B24AA

split-complementary

#AA3824 #24AA7B #2453AA

monochromatic

#45170F #772719 #AA3824 #D54E37 #DF7B69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#AA3824 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AA3824 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA3824

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA3824	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA3824	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75691F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1634

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa3824;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.153 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7560',
    500: '#aa3824',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa3824;
$custom-light: #cb7560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa3824",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.955,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50375,
    "c": 0.15307,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA3824

secondary

#65B7C5

accent

#CFE840

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA3824

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

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