#AA4957#AA4957

#AA4957 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.128 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4957
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 87)
HSL	hsl(351, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(351, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 48.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 41.10, 11.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 42.75, 15.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% 0.1242 0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.128 13.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6819, 14.0016, 10.6284)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4957 #49AA9C

analogous

#AA4988 #AA4957 #AA6B49

triadic

#AA4957 #57AA49 #4957AA

tetradic

#AA4957 #88AA49 #49AA9C #6B49AA

square

#AA4957 #88AA49 #49AA9C #6B49AA

split-complementary

#AA4957 #49AA6B #4988AA

monochromatic

#54242B #7F3741 #AA4957 #C16F7B #D49AA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#AA4957 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#AA4957 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4957

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4957	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4957	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777055

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B93C4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4957;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.128 13.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87f86',
    500: '#aa4957',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4957;
$custom-light: #c87f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4957",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.34,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53522,
    "c": 0.12775,
    "h": 13.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4957

secondary

#8FC0B9

accent

#D0BF58

background

#FCF7F8

surface

#F9EEEF

border

#D2C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4957

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

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