#AA5237#AA5237

#AA5237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.123 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5237
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 55)
HSL	hsl(14, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 67.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 33.98, 32.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 46.94, 43.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% 0.0971 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.123 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2863, 14.8589, 5.4135)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5237 #378FAA

analogous

#AA3756 #AA5237 #AA8C37

triadic

#AA5237 #37AA52 #5237AA

tetradic

#AA5237 #56AA37 #378FAA #8C37AA

square

#AA5237 #56AA37 #378FAA #8C37AA

split-complementary

#AA5237 #37AA8C #3756AA

monochromatic

#4E2519 #7C3C28 #AA5237 #C87156 #D79884

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#AA5237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#AA5237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5237

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5237	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)

#696034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7335

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.123 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9846e',
    500: '#aa5237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5237;
$custom-light: #c9846e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.087,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54247,
    "c": 0.12271,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5237

secondary

#7CB1C1

accent

#B9DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5237

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

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