#AA4A2C#AA4A2C
#AA4A2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.134 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA4A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 74, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 74.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.69, 37.51, 36.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.69, 52.34, 44.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.88% 0.1059 0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.88% 0.134 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4829, 13.6280, 3.9869) |
| Luminance | 0.1363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.12
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.08
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.43
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.74
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.75
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA4A2C #2C8CAA
analogous
#AA2C4D #AA4A2C #AA892C
triadic
#AA4A2C #2CAA4A #4A2CAA
tetradic
#AA4A2C #4DAA2C #2C8CAA #892CAA
square
#AA4A2C #4DAA2C #2C8CAA #892CAA
split-complementary
#AA4A2C #2CAA89 #2C4DAA
monochromatic
#492013 #79351F #AA4A2C #CF6544 #DB8D75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.64
#AA4A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#AA4A2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA4A2C
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA4A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA4A2C | 1.00 | 5.64 | 3.73 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB3543
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa4a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 74, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.134 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca7f66',
500: '#aa4a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa4a2c; $custom-light: #ca7f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa4a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 74,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.286,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52877,
"c": 0.13389,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.13625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA4A2C
secondary
#6FAFC3
accent
#BDE246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A