#AA4E38#AA4E38

#AA4E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.126 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4E38
RGB	rgb(170, 78, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 67.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 36.12, 30.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 47.51, 40.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.1039 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.126 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0176, 14.2828, 5.4433)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4E38 #3894AA

analogous

#AA385B #AA4E38 #AA8738

triadic

#AA4E38 #38AA4E #4E38AA

tetradic

#AA4E38 #5BAA38 #3894AA #8738AA

square

#AA4E38 #5BAA38 #3894AA #8738AA

split-complementary

#AA4E38 #38AA87 #385BAA

monochromatic

#4E241A #7C3929 #AA4E38 #C86D57 #D79585

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#AA4E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AA4E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4E38

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4E38	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7136

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3C49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 78, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.126 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9826f',
    500: '#aa4e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4e38;
$custom-light: #c9826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.579,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53639,
    "c": 0.12632,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4E38

secondary

#7DB4C1

accent

#BFDA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4E38

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

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