#AA5236#AA5236

#AA5236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.123 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5236
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 54)
HSL	hsl(14, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 68.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 33.92, 32.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 47.28, 44.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.0967 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.123 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2625, 14.8494, 5.2885)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5236 #368EAA

analogous

#AA3654 #AA5236 #AA8C36

triadic

#AA5236 #36AA52 #5236AA

tetradic

#AA5236 #54AA36 #368EAA #8C36AA

square

#AA5236 #54AA36 #368EAA #8C36AA

split-complementary

#AA5236 #36AA8C #3654AA

monochromatic

#4D2518 #7C3C27 #AA5236 #C97054 #D89783

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#AA5236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#AA5236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5236

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5236	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696033

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.123 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9846e',
    500: '#aa5236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5236;
$custom-light: #c9846e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.483,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54232,
    "c": 0.12306,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5236

secondary

#7BB0C1

accent

#B9DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5236

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

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