#AA4B2E#AA4B2E
#AA4B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.132 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA4B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 75, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 72.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.91, 37.10, 35.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.91, 51.46, 43.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.05% 0.105 0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.05% 0.132 37.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5887, 13.7780, 4.2121) |
| Luminance | 0.1378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.17
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.40
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.83
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.85
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.05
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA4B2E #2E8DAA
analogous
#AA2E4F #AA4B2E #AA892E
triadic
#AA4B2E #2EAA4B #4B2EAA
tetradic
#AA4B2E #4FAA2E #2E8DAA #892EAA
square
#AA4B2E #4FAA2E #2E8DAA #892EAA
split-complementary
#AA4B2E #2EAA89 #2E4FAA
monochromatic
#4A2014 #7A3621 #AA4B2E #CD6748 #DA8F78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.59
#AA4B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#AA4B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA4B2E
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA4B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA4B2E | 1.00 | 5.59 | 3.76 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655B2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C702C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB3745
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa4b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 75, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.132 37.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8068',
500: '#aa4b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa4b2e; $custom-light: #ca8068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa4b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 75,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.032,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53049,
"c": 0.13234,
"h": 37.5
},
"luminance": 0.13775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA4B2E
secondary
#71B0C3
accent
#BDE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#140A06
muted
#837C7A