#AA495D#AA495D

#AA495D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.128 H 9.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA495D
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 93)
HSL	hsl(348, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(348, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 45.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 41.71, 8.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 42.52, 11.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% 0.1266 0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.128 9.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9373, 14.1038, 11.9735)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA495D #49AA96

analogous

#AA498D #AA495D #AA6549

triadic

#AA495D #5DAA49 #495DAA

tetradic

#AA495D #8DAA49 #49AA96 #6549AA

square

#AA495D #8DAA49 #49AA96 #6549AA

split-complementary

#AA495D #49AA65 #498DAA

monochromatic

#54242E #7F3746 #AA495D #C16F80 #D49AA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#AA495D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#AA495D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA495D

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA495D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA495D	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5D5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76705B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B83D50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa495d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.128 9.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77f8a',
    500: '#aa495d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa495d;
$custom-light: #c77f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa495d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.629,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5368,
    "c": 0.12838,
    "h": 9.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA495D

secondary

#8FC0B6

accent

#D0B758

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA495D

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

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