#AA442A#AA442A

#AA442A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.140 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA442A
RGB	rgb(170, 68, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 75.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 40.37, 36.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 54.32, 41.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1143 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.14 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0646, 12.8501, 3.6664)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA442A #2A90AA

analogous

#AA2A50 #AA442A #AA842A

triadic

#AA442A #2AAA44 #442AAA

tetradic

#AA442A #50AA2A #2A90AA #842AAA

square

#AA442A #50AA2A #2A90AA #842AAA

split-complementary

#AA442A #2AAA84 #2A50AA

monochromatic

#481D12 #79301E #AA442A #D05E41 #DC8872

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AA442A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AA442A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA442A

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA442A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA442A	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605627

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2C3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa442a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 68, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.140 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7c65',
    500: '#aa442a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa442a;
$custom-light: #ca7c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa442a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.188,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51992,
    "c": 0.1402,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA442A

secondary

#6CB2C3

accent

#C3E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA442A

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

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