#AA4249#AA4249

#AA4249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.137 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4249
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 57.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 43.24, 18.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 46.92, 22.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1291 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.137 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7301, 12.9260, 7.7580)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4249 #42AAA3

analogous

#AA427D #AA4249 #AA6F42

triadic

#AA4249 #49AA42 #4249AA

tetradic

#AA4249 #7DAA42 #42AAA3 #6F42AA

square

#AA4249 #7DAA42 #42AAA3 #6F42AA

split-complementary

#AA4249 #42AA6F #427DAA

monochromatic

#522023 #7E3136 #AA4249 #C3666C #D59296

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#AA4249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#AA4249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4249

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4249	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5749

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756D47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.137 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97b7b',
    500: '#aa4249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4249;
$custom-light: #c97b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.962,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52232,
    "c": 0.13671,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4249

secondary

#88C0BC

accent

#D4CB54

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4249

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

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