#AA5442#AA5442

#AA5442 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.117 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5442
RGB	rgb(170, 84, 66)
HSL	hsl(10, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(10, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.02, 33.66, 26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.02, 43.01, 38.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.098 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.117 33.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7330, 15.2824, 7.0112)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5442 #4298AA

analogous

#AA4264 #AA5442 #AA8842

triadic

#AA5442 #42AA54 #5442AA

tetradic

#AA5442 #64AA42 #4298AA #8842AA

square

#AA5442 #64AA42 #4298AA #8842AA

split-complementary

#AA5442 #42AA88 #4264AA

monochromatic

#522820 #7E3E31 #AA5442 #C37666 #D59D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#AA5442 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AA5442 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5442

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5442	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5442	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7440

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4550

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5442;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 84, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.117 33.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88676',
    500: '#aa5442',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5442;
$custom-light: #c88676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5442",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.385,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54739,
    "c": 0.11707,
    "h": 33.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5442

secondary

#88B6C0

accent

#BED454

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFED

border

#D2CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5442

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

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