#AA4230#AA4230

#AA4230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.141 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4230
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 48)
HSL	hsl(9, 56%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 71.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 41.61, 32.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 52.90, 38.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.1194 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.141 32)
XYZ	xyz(19.0612, 12.6585, 4.2353)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4230 #3098AA

analogous

#AA305B #AA4230 #AA7F30

triadic

#AA4230 #30AA42 #4230AA

tetradic

#AA4230 #5BAA30 #3098AA #7F30AA

square

#AA4230 #5BAA30 #3098AA #7F30AA

split-complementary

#AA4230 #30AA7F #305BAA

monochromatic

#4B1D15 #7A2F23 #AA4230 #CC5E4B #DA897B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#AA4230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#AA4230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4230

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4230	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E552E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2A3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.141 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b69',
    500: '#aa4230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4230;
$custom-light: #ca7b69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.852,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51794,
    "c": 0.14068,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.12656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4230

secondary

#74B7C2

accent

#C9DF49

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4230

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

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