#AA442C#AA442C

#AA442C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.140 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA442C
RGB	rgb(170, 68, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, 40.46, 35.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 53.67, 41.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.115 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.14 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1013, 12.8647, 3.8597)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA442C #2C92AA

analogous

#AA2C53 #AA442C #AA832C

triadic

#AA442C #2CAA44 #442CAA

tetradic

#AA442C #53AA2C #2C92AA #832CAA

square

#AA442C #53AA2C #2C92AA #832CAA

split-complementary

#AA442C #2CAA83 #2C53AA

monochromatic

#491D13 #79311F #AA442C #CF5F44 #DB8975

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AA442C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AA442C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA442C

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA442C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA442C	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)

#605629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa442c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 68, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.140 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7c66',
    500: '#aa442c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa442c;
$custom-light: #ca7c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa442c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.429,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52016,
    "c": 0.13968,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA442C

secondary

#6FB3C3

accent

#C4E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA442C

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

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