#AA422A#AA422A

#AA422A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.142 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA422A
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 75.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 41.33, 35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 54.78, 41.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.1173 0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.142 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9457, 12.6123, 3.6268)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA422A #2A92AA

analogous

#AA2A52 #AA422A #AA822A

triadic

#AA422A #2AAA42 #422AAA

tetradic

#AA422A #52AA2A #2A92AA #822AAA

square

#AA422A #52AA2A #2A92AA #822AAA

split-complementary

#AA422A #2AAA82 #2A52AA

monochromatic

#481C12 #792F1E #AA422A #D05C41 #DC8672

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AA422A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AA422A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA422A

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA422A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA422A	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB293D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa422a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.142 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7a65',
    500: '#aa422a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa422a;
$custom-light: #cb7a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa422a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51718,
    "c": 0.14215,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA422A

secondary

#6CB3C3

accent

#C6E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA422A

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

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