#AA423D#AA423D

#AA423D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.138 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA423D
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(3, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 64.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 42.37, 25.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 49.32, 30.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1243 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.138 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3699, 12.7820, 5.8611)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA423D #3DA5AA

analogous

#AA3D6F #AA423D #AA783D

triadic

#AA423D #3DAA42 #423DAA

tetradic

#AA423D #6FAA3D #3DA5AA #783DAA

square

#AA423D #6FAA3D #3DA5AA #783DAA

split-complementary

#AA423D #3DAA78 #3D6FAA

monochromatic

#501F1D #7D312D #AA423D #C5635F #D68F8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AA423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AA423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA423D

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA423D	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D563C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.138 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97b72',
    500: '#aa423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa423d;
$custom-light: #c97b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.752,
    "s": 47.186,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51997,
    "c": 0.13802,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA423D

secondary

#82BDC0

accent

#D1D751

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA423D

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

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