#AA493D#AA493D

#AA493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.130 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA493D
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 61)
HSL	hsl(7, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(7, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 64.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 38.97, 26.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 47.33, 34.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.1137 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.13 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8042, 13.6506, 6.0059)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA493D #3D9EAA

analogous

#AA3D67 #AA493D #AA803D

triadic

#AA493D #3DAA49 #493DAA

tetradic

#AA493D #67AA3D #3D9EAA #803DAA

square

#AA493D #67AA3D #3D9EAA #803DAA

split-complementary

#AA493D #3DAA80 #3D67AA

monochromatic

#50221D #7D362D #AA493D #C56A5F #D6948C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#AA493D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#AA493D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA493D

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA493D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA493D	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa493d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.130 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97f72',
    500: '#aa493d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa493d;
$custom-light: #c97f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa493d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.606,
    "s": 47.186,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52974,
    "c": 0.13026,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA493D

secondary

#82BAC0

accent

#C8D751

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA493D

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

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