#AA4255#AA4255

#AA4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.137 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4255
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(349, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(349, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 50%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 44.28, 11.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 45.66, 14.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% 0.134 0.0285)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.137 12)
XYZ	xyz(20.1670, 13.1008, 10.0593)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4255 #42AA97

analogous

#AA4289 #AA4255 #AA6342

triadic

#AA4255 #55AA42 #4255AA

tetradic

#AA4255 #89AA42 #42AA97 #6342AA

square

#AA4255 #89AA42 #42AA97 #6342AA

split-complementary

#AA4255 #42AA63 #4289AA

monochromatic

#522029 #7E313F #AA4255 #C36677 #D5929E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#AA4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AA4255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4255

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4255	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746D53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B93349

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.137 12.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87b84',
    500: '#aa4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4255;
$custom-light: #c87b84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.038,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52516,
    "c": 0.13697,
    "h": 12
  },
  "luminance": 0.13098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4255

secondary

#88C0B6

accent

#D4BC54

background

#FCF7F8

surface

#F9EEEF

border

#D2C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4255

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

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