#AA4227#AA4227

#AA4227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.143 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4227
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 39)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 77.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 41.20, 37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 55.74, 42.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.68% 0.1163 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.143 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8940, 12.5916, 3.3546)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4227 #278FAA

analogous

#AA274E #AA4227 #AA8327

triadic

#AA4227 #27AA42 #4227AA

tetradic

#AA4227 #4EAA27 #278FAA #8327AA

square

#AA4227 #4EAA27 #278FAA #8327AA

split-complementary

#AA4227 #27AA83 #274EAA

monochromatic

#461B10 #782F1C #AA4227 #D25B3C #DE856E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#AA4227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AA4227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4227

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4227	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB293C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.143 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7a63',
    500: '#aa4227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4227;
$custom-light: #cb7a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.366,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51684,
    "c": 0.14289,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4227

secondary

#69B1C4

accent

#C4E642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEEEA

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4227

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

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