#AA402C#AA402C

#AA402C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.144 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA402C
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 42.36, 34.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 54.61, 39.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.1209 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.144 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8676, 12.3973, 3.7818)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA402C #2C96AA

analogous

#AA2C57 #AA402C #AA7F2C

triadic

#AA402C #2CAA40 #402CAA

tetradic

#AA402C #57AA2C #2C96AA #7F2CAA

square

#AA402C #57AA2C #2C96AA #7F2CAA

split-complementary

#AA402C #2CAA7F #2C57AA

monochromatic

#491B13 #792E1F #AA402C #CF5A44 #DB8575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AA402C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AA402C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA402C

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA402C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA402C	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB273C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa402c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.144 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7966',
    500: '#aa402c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa402c;
$custom-light: #cb7966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa402c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.524,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51474,
    "c": 0.14363,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA402C

secondary

#6FB6C3

accent

#C9E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA402C

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

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