#AA452B#AA452B
#AA452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.139 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA452B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 69, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 74.7%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.73, 39.93, 36.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.73, 53.77, 42.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.14% 0.1132 0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.14% 0.139 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1437, 12.9793, 3.7822) |
| Luminance | 0.1298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.32
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.56
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.98
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.54
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.76
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA452B #2B90AA
analogous
#AA2B51 #AA452B #AA842B
triadic
#AA452B #2BAA45 #452BAA
tetradic
#AA452B #51AA2B #2B90AA #842BAA
square
#AA452B #51AA2B #2B90AA #842BAA
split-complementary
#AA452B #2BAA84 #2B51AA
monochromatic
#481D12 #79311F #AA452B #CF6043 #DC8974
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#AA452B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#AA452B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA452B
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA452B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA452B | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615728
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6D28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB2E3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa452b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 69, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.139 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca7c66',
500: '#aa452b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa452b; $custom-light: #ca7c66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa452b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 69,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.283,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52144,
"c": 0.13896,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.12977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA452B
secondary
#6EB2C3
accent
#C2E345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A