#AA452C#AA452C

#AA452C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.139 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA452C
RGB	rgb(170, 69, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.74, 39.98, 35.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.74, 53.44, 41.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1135 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.139 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1623, 12.9867, 3.8800)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA452C #2C91AA

analogous

#AA2C52 #AA452C #AA842C

triadic

#AA452C #2CAA45 #452CAA

tetradic

#AA452C #52AA2C #2C91AA #842CAA

square

#AA452C #52AA2C #2C91AA #842CAA

split-complementary

#AA452C #2CAA84 #2C52AA

monochromatic

#491E13 #79311F #AA452C #CF6044 #DB8975

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#AA452C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AA452C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA452C

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA452C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA452C	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)

#615729

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa452c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 69, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.139 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7c66',
    500: '#aa452c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa452c;
$custom-light: #ca7c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa452c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.905,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52156,
    "c": 0.1387,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA452C

secondary

#6FB2C3

accent

#C3E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA452C

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

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