#AA5142#AA5142

#AA5142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.120 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5142
RGB	rgb(170, 81, 66)
HSL	hsl(9, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 35.24, 25.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 43.78, 36.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.1029 0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.12 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5051, 14.8267, 6.9352)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5142 #429BAA

analogous

#AA4267 #AA5142 #AA8542

triadic

#AA5142 #42AA51 #5142AA

tetradic

#AA5142 #67AA42 #429BAA #8542AA

square

#AA5142 #67AA42 #429BAA #8542AA

split-complementary

#AA5142 #42AA85 #4267AA

monochromatic

#522720 #7E3C31 #AA5142 #C37366 #D59B92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#AA5142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AA5142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5142

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5142	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7340

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA414E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 81, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.120 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88476',
    500: '#aa5142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5142;
$custom-light: #c88476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.654,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54265,
    "c": 0.12027,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5142

secondary

#88B8C0

accent

#C1D454

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFED

border

#D2CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5142

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

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