#AA482B#AA482B

#AA482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.136 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA482B
RGB	rgb(170, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(14, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 38.46, 36.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 53.10, 43.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.1086 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.136 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3329, 13.3578, 3.8453)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA482B #2B8DAA

analogous

#AA2B4E #AA482B #AA882B

triadic

#AA482B #2BAA48 #482BAA

tetradic

#AA482B #4EAA2B #2B8DAA #882BAA

square

#AA482B #4EAA2B #2B8DAA #882BAA

split-complementary

#AA482B #2BAA88 #2B4EAA

monochromatic

#481F12 #79331F #AA482B #CF6343 #DC8B74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#AA482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AA482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA482B

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA482B	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.136 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7e66',
    500: '#aa482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa482b;
$custom-light: #ca7e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.701,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52572,
    "c": 0.13608,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA482B

secondary

#6EB0C3

accent

#BFE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA482B

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

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