#AA462C#AA462C

#AA462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.138 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA462C
RGB	rgb(170, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.93, 39.49, 35.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.93, 53.22, 42.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.112 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.138 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2243, 13.1108, 3.9007)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA462C #2C90AA

analogous

#AA2C51 #AA462C #AA852C

triadic

#AA462C #2CAA46 #462CAA

tetradic

#AA462C #51AA2C #2C90AA #852CAA

square

#AA462C #51AA2C #2C90AA #852CAA

split-complementary

#AA462C #2CAA85 #2C51AA

monochromatic

#491E13 #79321F #AA462C #CF6144 #DB8A75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#AA462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AA462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA462C

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA462C	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)

#615829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.138 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7d66',
    500: '#aa462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa462c;
$custom-light: #ca7d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.381,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52297,
    "c": 0.13773,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA462C

secondary

#6FB2C3

accent

#C2E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA462C

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

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