#AA4442#AA4442

#AA4442 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.135 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4442
RGB	rgb(170, 68, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 41.77, 22.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 47.57, 28.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% 0.1233 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.135 24)
XYZ	xyz(19.6298, 13.0762, 6.6435)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4442 #42A8AA

analogous

#AA4274 #AA4442 #AA7842

triadic

#AA4442 #42AA44 #4442AA

tetradic

#AA4442 #74AA42 #42A8AA #7842AA

square

#AA4442 #74AA42 #42A8AA #7842AA

split-complementary

#AA4442 #42AA78 #4274AA

monochromatic

#522120 #7E3231 #AA4442 #C36866 #D59392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#AA4442 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AA4442 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4442

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4442	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4442	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4442;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 68, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.135 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97c76',
    500: '#aa4442',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4442;
$custom-light: #c97c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4442",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.154,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5236,
    "c": 0.13499,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.13074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4442

secondary

#88BFC0

accent

#D1D454

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4442

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

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