#AA4224#AA4224
#AA4224 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.144 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA4224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 66, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 79%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 78.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.11, 41.08, 39.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.11, 56.71, 43.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.65% 0.1154 0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.65% 0.144 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8462, 12.5725, 3.1031) |
| Luminance | 0.1257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.87
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.31
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.43
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.55
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.72
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA4224 #248CAA
analogous
#AA2449 #AA4224 #AA8524
triadic
#AA4224 #24AA42 #4224AA
tetradic
#AA4224 #49AA24 #248CAA #8524AA
square
#AA4224 #49AA24 #248CAA #8524AA
split-complementary
#AA4224 #24AA85 #2449AA
monochromatic
#451B0F #772E19 #AA4224 #D55A37 #DF8469
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#AA4224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#AA4224 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA4224
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA4224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA4224 | 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)
#5F5520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796C20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB293C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa4224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.144 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7a61',
500: '#aa4224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa4224; $custom-light: #cb7a61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa4224",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 66,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.433,
"s": 65.049,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51652,
"c": 0.14364,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.1257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA4224
secondary
#65B0C5
accent
#C2E840
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEEEA
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B79