#AA442B#AA442B

#AA442B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.140 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA442B
RGB	rgb(170, 68, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.55, 40.42, 35.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.55, 54.00, 41.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1147 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.14 35)
XYZ	xyz(19.0827, 12.8573, 3.7619)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA442B #2B91AA

analogous

#AA2B52 #AA442B #AA842B

triadic

#AA442B #2BAA44 #442BAA

tetradic

#AA442B #52AA2B #2B91AA #842BAA

square

#AA442B #52AA2B #2B91AA #842BAA

split-complementary

#AA442B #2BAA84 #2B52AA

monochromatic

#481D12 #79301F #AA442B #CF5E43 #DC8874

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AA442B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AA442B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA442B

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA442B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA442B	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)

#605628

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa442b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 68, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.140 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7c65',
    500: '#aa442b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa442b;
$custom-light: #ca7c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa442b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.811,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52004,
    "c": 0.13994,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.12855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA442B

secondary

#6EB2C3

accent

#C4E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA442B

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

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