#AA4142#AA4142

#AA4142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.138 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4142
RGB	rgb(170, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 43.18, 22.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 48.50, 27.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1278 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.138 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4530, 12.7225, 6.5845)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4142 #41AAA9

analogous

#AA4176 #AA4142 #AA7441

triadic

#AA4142 #42AA41 #4142AA

tetradic

#AA4142 #76AA41 #41AAA9 #7441AA

square

#AA4142 #76AA41 #41AAA9 #7441AA

split-complementary

#AA4142 #41AA74 #4176AA

monochromatic

#511F20 #7E3031 #AA4142 #C46465 #D59191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#AA4142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#AA4142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4142

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4142	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5641

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.138 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97a76',
    500: '#aa4142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4142;
$custom-light: #c97a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.429,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51957,
    "c": 0.13847,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4142

secondary

#87C0C0

accent

#D4D353

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4142

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

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