#AA422B#AA422B

#AA422B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.142 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA422B
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 41.37, 35.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 54.46, 40.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.1176 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.142 34)
XYZ	xyz(18.9638, 12.6195, 3.7223)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA422B #2B93AA

analogous

#AA2B54 #AA422B #AA822B

triadic

#AA422B #2BAA42 #422BAA

tetradic

#AA422B #54AA2B #2B93AA #822BAA

square

#AA422B #54AA2B #2B93AA #822BAA

split-complementary

#AA422B #2BAA82 #2B54AA

monochromatic

#481C12 #792F1F #AA422B #CF5C43 #DC8774

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AA422B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AA422B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA422B

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA422B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA422B	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)

#5F5528

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2A3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa422b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.142 34.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7a65',
    500: '#aa422b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa422b;
$custom-light: #cb7a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa422b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.866,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5173,
    "c": 0.14189,
    "h": 34
  },
  "luminance": 0.12617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA422B

secondary

#6EB4C3

accent

#C6E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA422B

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

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