#AA423E#AA423E

#AA423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.138 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA423E
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 63.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 42.44, 24.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 49.08, 30.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.1247 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.138 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3971, 12.7928, 6.0043)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA423E #3EA6AA

analogous

#AA3E70 #AA423E #AA783E

triadic

#AA423E #3EAA42 #423EAA

tetradic

#AA423E #70AA3E #3EA6AA #783EAA

square

#AA423E #70AA3E #3EA6AA #783EAA

split-complementary

#AA423E #3EAA78 #3E70AA

monochromatic

#501F1D #7D312E #AA423E #C56460 #D5908D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#AA423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AA423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA423E

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA423E	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D563D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.138 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97b73',
    500: '#aa423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa423e;
$custom-light: #c97b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.222,
    "s": 46.552,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52015,
    "c": 0.13786,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA423E

secondary

#84BEC0

accent

#D1D652

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA423E

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

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