#AA494B#AA494B

#AA494B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.128 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA494B
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 75)
HSL	hsl(359, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 55.9%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 40.02, 18.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 44.20, 25.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% 0.1193 0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.128 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2318, 13.8216, 8.2577)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA494B #49AAA8

analogous

#AA497B #AA494B #AA7849

triadic

#AA494B #4BAA49 #494BAA

tetradic

#AA494B #7BAA49 #49AAA8 #7849AA

square

#AA494B #7BAA49 #49AAA8 #7849AA

split-complementary

#AA494B #49AA78 #497BAA

monochromatic

#542425 #7F3738 #AA494B #C16F71 #D49A9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#AA494B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#AA494B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA494B

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA494B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA494B	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787049

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9394A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa494b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.128 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87f7d',
    500: '#aa494b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa494b;
$custom-light: #c87f7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa494b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.763,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53242,
    "c": 0.12796,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA494B

secondary

#8FC0BF

accent

#D0CD58

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EEEE

border

#D2C9C9

text

#140A09

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA494B

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

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