#AA492B#AA492B

#AA492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.135 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA492B
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 43)
HSL	hsl(14, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 37.96, 36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 52.89, 44.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1071 0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.135 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3981, 13.4881, 3.8670)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA492B #2B8CAA

analogous

#AA2B4D #AA492B #AA892B

triadic

#AA492B #2BAA49 #492BAA

tetradic

#AA492B #4DAA2B #2B8CAA #892BAA

square

#AA492B #4DAA2B #2B8CAA #892BAA

split-complementary

#AA492B #2BAA89 #2B4DAA

monochromatic

#481F12 #79341F #AA492B #CF6443 #DC8C74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#AA492B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#AA492B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA492B

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA492B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA492B	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa492b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.135 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7f66',
    500: '#aa492b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa492b;
$custom-light: #ca7f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa492b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.173,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52718,
    "c": 0.13514,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA492B

secondary

#6EAFC3

accent

#BEE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA492B

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

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