#AA422D#AA422D

#AA422D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.141 H 33.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA422D
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(10, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 73.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 41.47, 34.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 53.82, 39.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1183 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.141 33.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0014, 12.6345, 3.9203)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA422D #2D95AA

analogous

#AA2D57 #AA422D #AA812D

triadic

#AA422D #2DAA42 #422DAA

tetradic

#AA422D #57AA2D #2D95AA #812DAA

square

#AA422D #57AA2D #2D95AA #812DAA

split-complementary

#AA422D #2DAA81 #2D57AA

monochromatic

#491C13 #7A2F20 #AA422D #CE5D46 #DB8777

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AA422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#AA422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA422D

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA422D	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F552A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2A3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.141 33.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7a67',
    500: '#aa422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa422d;
$custom-light: #ca7a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.08,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51755,
    "c": 0.14141,
    "h": 33.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA422D

secondary

#70B5C3

accent

#C7E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA422D

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

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