#AA4937#AA4937

#AA4937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.132 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4937
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 55)
HSL	hsl(9, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 67.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 38.60, 30.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 49.04, 38.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% 0.1113 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.132 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6516, 13.5895, 5.2019)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4937 #3798AA

analogous

#AA375F #AA4937 #AA8337

triadic

#AA4937 #37AA49 #4937AA

tetradic

#AA4937 #5FAA37 #3798AA #8337AA

square

#AA4937 #5FAA37 #3798AA #8337AA

split-complementary

#AA4937 #37AA83 #375FAA

monochromatic

#4E2119 #7C3528 #AA4937 #C86856 #D79184

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AA4937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AA4937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4937

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4937	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.132 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97f6e',
    500: '#aa4937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4937;
$custom-light: #c97f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.391,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52878,
    "c": 0.13173,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4937

secondary

#7CB6C1

accent

#C4DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4937

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

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