#AA5037#AA5037

#AA5037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.125 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5037
RGB	rgb(170, 80, 55)
HSL	hsl(13, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 67.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.03, 35.02, 31.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.03, 47.38, 42.33°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.1003 0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.125 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1376, 14.5617, 5.3639)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5037 #3791AA

analogous

#AA3758 #AA5037 #AA8A37

triadic

#AA5037 #37AA50 #5037AA

tetradic

#AA5037 #58AA37 #3791AA #8A37AA

square

#AA5037 #58AA37 #3791AA #8A37AA

split-complementary

#AA5037 #37AA8A #3758AA

monochromatic

#4E2419 #7C3A28 #AA5037 #C86F56 #D79684

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#AA5037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#AA5037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5037

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5037	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3E4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 80, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.125 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9836e',
    500: '#aa5037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5037;
$custom-light: #c9836e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.043,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53933,
    "c": 0.12464,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5037

secondary

#7CB2C1

accent

#BCDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5037

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

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