#AA4048#AA4048

#AA4048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.139 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4048
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(355, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 57.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 44.10, 18.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 47.75, 22.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% 0.1317 0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.139 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5824, 12.6832, 7.5466)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4048 #40AAA2

analogous

#AA407D #AA4048 #AA6D40

triadic

#AA4048 #48AA40 #4048AA

tetradic

#AA4048 #7DAA40 #40AAA2 #6D40AA

square

#AA4048 #7DAA40 #40AAA2 #6D40AA

split-complementary

#AA4048 #40AA6D #407DAA

monochromatic

#511F22 #7E2F35 #AA4048 #C4636A #D58F95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#AA4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#AA4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4048

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4048	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5648

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.139 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97a7a',
    500: '#aa4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4048;
$custom-light: #c97a7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.472,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51948,
    "c": 0.13918,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4048

secondary

#86C0BC

accent

#D5CB53

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4048

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

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