#AA462B#AA462B

#AA462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.138 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA462B
RGB	rgb(170, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 39.45, 36.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 53.54, 42.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.1117 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.138 36)
XYZ	xyz(19.2057, 13.1034, 3.8029)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA462B #2B8FAA

analogous

#AA2B50 #AA462B #AA862B

triadic

#AA462B #2BAA46 #462BAA

tetradic

#AA462B #50AA2B #2B8FAA #862BAA

square

#AA462B #50AA2B #2B8FAA #862BAA

split-complementary

#AA462B #2BAA86 #2B50AA

monochromatic

#481E12 #79321F #AA462B #CF6143 #DC8A74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#AA462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AA462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA462B

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA462B	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)

#615828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.138 36.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7d66',
    500: '#aa462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa462b;
$custom-light: #ca7d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.756,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52285,
    "c": 0.138,
    "h": 36
  },
  "luminance": 0.13101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA462B

secondary

#6EB1C3

accent

#C1E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA462B

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

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