#AA423C#AA423C

#AA423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.138 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA423C
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 60)
HSL	hsl(3, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 64.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 42.31, 25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 49.56, 31.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1239 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.138 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3432, 12.7713, 5.7206)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA423C #3CA4AA

analogous

#AA3C6D #AA423C #AA793C

triadic

#AA423C #3CAA42 #423CAA

tetradic

#AA423C #6DAA3C #3CA4AA #793CAA

square

#AA423C #6DAA3C #3CA4AA #793CAA

split-complementary

#AA423C #3CAA79 #3C6DAA

monochromatic

#501F1C #7D302C #AA423C #C6635D #D68F8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AA423C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AA423C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA423C

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA423C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA423C	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D563B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2D41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa423c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.138 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97b72',
    500: '#aa423c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa423c;
$custom-light: #c97b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa423c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.273,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5198,
    "c": 0.13819,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA423C

secondary

#81BDC0

accent

#D0D750

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA423C

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

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