#AA494F#AA494F

#AA494F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.128 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA494F
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 79)
HSL	hsl(356, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(356, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 53.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 40.36, 16.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 43.58, 22.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% 0.1209 0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.128 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3730, 13.8781, 9.0015)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA494F #49AAA4

analogous

#AA497F #AA494F #AA7449

triadic

#AA494F #4FAA49 #494FAA

tetradic

#AA494F #7FAA49 #49AAA4 #7449AA

square

#AA494F #7FAA49 #49AAA4 #7449AA

split-complementary

#AA494F #49AA74 #497FAA

monochromatic

#542427 #7F373B #AA494F #C16F74 #D49A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#AA494F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#AA494F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA494F

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA494F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA494F	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78704D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B93A4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa494f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.128 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87f80',
    500: '#aa494f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa494f;
$custom-light: #c87f80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa494f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.289,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53331,
    "c": 0.12768,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA494F

secondary

#8FC0BD

accent

#D0C858

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EEEE

border

#D2C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA494F

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

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