#AA523B#AA523B

#AA523B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.121 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA523B
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 59)
HSL	hsl(12, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 65.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 34.23, 30.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 45.63, 41.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.0986 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.121 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3861, 14.8988, 5.9390)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA523B #3B93AA

analogous

#AA3B5C #AA523B #AA893B

triadic

#AA523B #3BAA52 #523BAA

tetradic

#AA523B #5CAA3B #3B93AA #893BAA

square

#AA523B #5CAA3B #3B93AA #893BAA

split-complementary

#AA523B #3BAA89 #3B5CAA

monochromatic

#4F261B #7D3C2B #AA523B #C6725C #D69989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#AA523B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AA523B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA523B

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA523B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA523B	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696039

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7339

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA414D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa523b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.121 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98571',
    500: '#aa523b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa523b;
$custom-light: #c98571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa523b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.432,
    "s": 48.472,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54306,
    "c": 0.12135,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA523B

secondary

#80B3C0

accent

#BCD850

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA523B

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

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