#AA4542#AA4542

#AA4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.134 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4542
RGB	rgb(170, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, 41.28, 23.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 47.26, 29.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% 0.1218 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.134 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6908, 13.1981, 6.6638)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4542 #42A7AA

analogous

#AA4273 #AA4542 #AA7942

triadic

#AA4542 #42AA45 #4542AA

tetradic

#AA4542 #73AA42 #42A7AA #7942AA

square

#AA4542 #73AA42 #42A7AA #7942AA

split-complementary

#AA4542 #42AA79 #4273AA

monochromatic

#522120 #7E3331 #AA4542 #C36866 #D59492

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#AA4542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AA4542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4542

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4542	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.134 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97d76',
    500: '#aa4542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4542;
$custom-light: #c97d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.731,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52497,
    "c": 0.13383,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4542

secondary

#88BEC0

accent

#D0D454

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4542

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

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