#AA5243#AA5243

#AA5243 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.119 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5243
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 67)
HSL	hsl(9, 43%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 60.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 34.79, 25.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 43.24, 36.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1017 0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.119 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6097, 14.9883, 7.1168)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5243 #439BAA

analogous

#AA4368 #AA5243 #AA8643

triadic

#AA5243 #43AA52 #5243AA

tetradic

#AA5243 #68AA43 #439BAA #8643AA

square

#AA5243 #68AA43 #439BAA #8643AA

split-complementary

#AA5243 #43AA86 #4368AA

monochromatic

#522820 #7E3D32 #AA5243 #C37467 #D49D93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#AA5243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#AA5243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5243

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5243	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7341

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA434F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.119 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88577',
    500: '#aa5243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5243;
$custom-light: #c88577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.738,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54439,
    "c": 0.11891,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5243

secondary

#89B8C0

accent

#C1D355

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFED

border

#D2CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5243

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

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