#AA422C#AA422C

#AA422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.142 H 33.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA422C
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 41.42, 34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 54.14, 40.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.118 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.142 33.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9824, 12.6269, 3.8201)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA422C #2C94AA

analogous

#AA2C55 #AA422C #AA812C

triadic

#AA422C #2CAA42 #422CAA

tetradic

#AA422C #55AA2C #2C94AA #812CAA

square

#AA422C #55AA2C #2C94AA #812CAA

split-complementary

#AA422C #2CAA81 #2C55AA

monochromatic

#491C13 #792F1F #AA422C #CF5D44 #DB8775

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AA422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AA422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA422C

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA422C	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)

#5F5529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2A3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.142 33.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7a66',
    500: '#aa422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa422c;
$custom-light: #ca7a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.476,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51742,
    "c": 0.14165,
    "h": 33.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA422C

secondary

#6FB4C3

accent

#C7E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA422C

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

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