#AA4B2C#AA4B2C
#AA4B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.133 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA4B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 75, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 74.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.89, 37.00, 36.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.89, 52.13, 44.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.03% 0.1043 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.03% 0.133 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5502, 13.7626, 4.0093) |
| Luminance | 0.1376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.81
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.95
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.38
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.08
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA4B2C #2C8BAA
analogous
#AA2C4C #AA4B2C #AA8A2C
triadic
#AA4B2C #2CAA4B #4B2CAA
tetradic
#AA4B2C #4CAA2C #2C8BAA #8A2CAA
square
#AA4B2C #4CAA2C #2C8BAA #8A2CAA
split-complementary
#AA4B2C #2CAA8A #2C4CAA
monochromatic
#492013 #79361F #AA4B2C #CF6644 #DB8E75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.60
#AA4B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#AA4B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA4B2C
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA4B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA4B2C | 1.00 | 5.60 | 3.75 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655B28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C702A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB3744
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa4b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 75, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.133 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8067',
500: '#aa4b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa4b2c; $custom-light: #ca8067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa4b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 75,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.762,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53025,
"c": 0.13295,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.1376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA4B2C
secondary
#6FAEC3
accent
#BCE246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A