#AA462A#AA462A

#AA462A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.138 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA462A
RGB	rgb(170, 70, 42)
HSL	hsl(13, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 75.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 39.40, 36.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 53.87, 43.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.1113 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.138 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1876, 13.0961, 3.7075)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA462A #2A8EAA

analogous

#AA2A4E #AA462A #AA862A

triadic

#AA462A #2AAA46 #462AAA

tetradic

#AA462A #4EAA2A #2A8EAA #862AAA

square

#AA462A #4EAA2A #2A8EAA #862AAA

split-complementary

#AA462A #2AAA86 #2A4EAA

monochromatic

#481E12 #79321E #AA462A #D06041 #DC8972

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#AA462A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AA462A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA462A

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA462A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA462A	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625827

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa462a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 70, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.138 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7d65',
    500: '#aa462a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa462a;
$custom-light: #ca7d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa462a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.125,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52273,
    "c": 0.13828,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA462A

secondary

#6CB0C3

accent

#C1E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA462A

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

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