#AA4E36#AA4E36

#AA4E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.127 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4E36
RGB	rgb(170, 78, 54)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 68.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 36.00, 31.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 48.15, 41.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1031 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.127 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9697, 14.2636, 5.1909)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4E36 #3692AA

analogous

#AA3658 #AA4E36 #AA8836

triadic

#AA4E36 #36AA4E #4E36AA

tetradic

#AA4E36 #58AA36 #3692AA #8836AA

square

#AA4E36 #58AA36 #3692AA #8836AA

split-complementary

#AA4E36 #36AA88 #3658AA

monochromatic

#4D2318 #7C3927 #AA4E36 #C96C54 #D89483

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#AA4E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#AA4E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4E36

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4E36	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7134

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3C49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 78, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.127 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9826e',
    500: '#aa4e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4e36;
$custom-light: #c9826e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5361,
    "c": 0.12694,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4E36

secondary

#7BB3C1

accent

#BEDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4E36

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

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