#AA4342#AA4342

#AA4342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.136 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4342
RGB	rgb(170, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 42.24, 22.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 47.88, 28.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1248 0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.136 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5699, 12.9562, 6.6235)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4342 #42A9AA

analogous

#AA4275 #AA4342 #AA7742

triadic

#AA4342 #42AA43 #4342AA

tetradic

#AA4342 #75AA42 #42A9AA #7742AA

square

#AA4342 #75AA42 #42A9AA #7742AA

split-complementary

#AA4342 #42AA77 #4275AA

monochromatic

#522020 #7E3231 #AA4342 #C36766 #D59292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#AA4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AA4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4342

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4342	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA2F44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.136 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97b76',
    500: '#aa4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4342;
$custom-light: #c97b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.577,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52224,
    "c": 0.13615,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4342

secondary

#88BFC0

accent

#D3D454

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4342

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

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