#AA4043#AA4043

#AA4043 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.140 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4043
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 67)
HSL	hsl(358, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 60.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 43.72, 21.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 48.62, 25.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.1296 0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.14 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4259, 12.6206, 6.7222)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4043 #40AAA7

analogous

#AA4078 #AA4043 #AA7240

triadic

#AA4043 #43AA40 #4043AA

tetradic

#AA4043 #78AA40 #40AAA7 #7240AA

square

#AA4043 #78AA40 #40AAA7 #7240AA

split-complementary

#AA4043 #40AA72 #4078AA

monochromatic

#511F20 #7E2F31 #AA4043 #C46366 #D58F91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AA4043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AA4043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4043

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4043	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5542

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.140 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97a77',
    500: '#aa4043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4043;
$custom-light: #c97a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.302,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51845,
    "c": 0.13953,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4043

secondary

#86C0BE

accent

#D5D153

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4043

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

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