#AA472D#AA472D

#AA472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.136 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA472D
RGB	rgb(170, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 73.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.13, 39.05, 35.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.13, 52.67, 42.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.1108 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.136 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3064, 13.2445, 4.0219)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA472D #2D90AA

analogous

#AA2D52 #AA472D #AA862D

triadic

#AA472D #2DAA47 #472DAA

tetradic

#AA472D #52AA2D #2D90AA #862DAA

square

#AA472D #52AA2D #2D90AA #862DAA

split-complementary

#AA472D #2DAA86 #2D52AA

monochromatic

#491F13 #7A3320 #AA472D #CE6246 #DB8B77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#AA472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#AA472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA472D

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA472D	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62582A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.136 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7d67',
    500: '#aa472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa472d;
$custom-light: #ca7d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.48,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52452,
    "c": 0.13648,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA472D

secondary

#70B2C3

accent

#C1E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA472D

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

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