#AA492C#AA492C

#AA492C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.135 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA492C
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 44)
HSL	hsl(14, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.50, 38.01, 36.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.50, 52.55, 43.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% 0.1074 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.135 37.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4167, 13.4955, 3.9648)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA492C #2C8DAA

analogous

#AA2C4E #AA492C #AA882C

triadic

#AA492C #2CAA49 #492CAA

tetradic

#AA492C #4EAA2C #2C8DAA #882CAA

square

#AA492C #4EAA2C #2C8DAA #882CAA

split-complementary

#AA492C #2CAA88 #2C4EAA

monochromatic

#491F13 #79341F #AA492C #CF6444 #DB8D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#AA492C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#AA492C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA492C

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA492C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA492C	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)

#645929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa492c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.135 37.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7f66',
    500: '#aa492c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa492c;
$custom-light: #ca7f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa492c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.81,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52729,
    "c": 0.13484,
    "h": 37.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA492C

secondary

#6FB0C3

accent

#BEE246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA492C

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

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