#AA4221#AA4221

#AA4221 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.144 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4221
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 33)
HSL	hsl(14, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(14, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 80.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 40.97, 40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 57.69, 44.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1145 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.144 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8023, 12.5549, 2.8718)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4221 #2189AA

analogous

#AA2144 #AA4221 #AA8721

triadic

#AA4221 #21AA42 #4221AA

tetradic

#AA4221 #44AA21 #2189AA #8721AA

square

#AA4221 #44AA21 #2189AA #8721AA

split-complementary

#AA4221 #21AA87 #2144AA

monochromatic

#431A0D #772E17 #AA4221 #D75931 #E18264

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#AA4221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#AA4221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4221

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4221	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F551C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB283B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.144 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7a5f',
    500: '#aa4221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4221;
$custom-light: #cb7a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.453,
    "s": 67.488,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51623,
    "c": 0.14437,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4221

secondary

#61AEC6

accent

#C1EA3D

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4221

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

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