#AA442D#AA442D

#AA442D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.139 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA442D
RGB	rgb(170, 68, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 73.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 40.51, 34.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 53.35, 40.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.1153 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.139 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1203, 12.8723, 3.9599)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA442D #2D93AA

analogous

#AA2D55 #AA442D #AA832D

triadic

#AA442D #2DAA44 #442DAA

tetradic

#AA442D #55AA2D #2D93AA #832DAA

square

#AA442D #55AA2D #2D93AA #832DAA

split-complementary

#AA442D #2DAA83 #2D55AA

monochromatic

#491D13 #7A3120 #AA442D #CE5F46 #DB8977

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AA442D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AA442D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA442D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA442D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA442D	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)

#60562A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa442d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 68, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.139 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7c67',
    500: '#aa442d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa442d;
$custom-light: #ca7c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa442d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.04,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52029,
    "c": 0.13942,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA442D

secondary

#70B4C3

accent

#C5E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA442D

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

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