#AA523D#AA523D

#AA523D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.121 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA523D
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 61)
HSL	hsl(12, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 64.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 34.36, 29.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 45.00, 40.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.0993 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.121 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4389, 14.9200, 6.2175)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA523D #3D95AA

analogous

#AA3D5E #AA523D #AA893D

triadic

#AA523D #3DAA52 #523DAA

tetradic

#AA523D #5EAA3D #3D95AA #893DAA

square

#AA523D #5EAA3D #3D95AA #893DAA

split-complementary

#AA523D #3DAA89 #3D5EAA

monochromatic

#50271D #7D3C2D #AA523D #C5735F #D69A8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#AA523D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AA523D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA523D

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA523D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA523D	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69603B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E733B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA424D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa523d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.121 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98573',
    500: '#aa523d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa523d;
$custom-light: #c98573;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa523d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.56,
    "s": 47.186,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54338,
    "c": 0.1207,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA523D

secondary

#82B4C0

accent

#BDD751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA523D

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

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