#AA4E55#AA4E55

#AA4E55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.121 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4E55
RGB	rgb(170, 78, 85)
HSL	hsl(355, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(355, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 50%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 38.40, 14.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 40.96, 20.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.1155 0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.121 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9432, 14.6530, 10.3180)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4E55 #4EAAA3

analogous

#AA4E83 #AA4E55 #AA754E

triadic

#AA4E55 #55AA4E #4E55AA

tetradic

#AA4E55 #83AA4E #4EAAA3 #754EAA

square

#AA4E55 #83AA4E #4EAAA3 #754EAA

split-complementary

#AA4E55 #4EAA75 #4E83AA

monochromatic

#56282B #803B40 #AA4E55 #C0757B #D39FA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#AA4E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#AA4E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4E55

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4E55	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797253

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 78, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.121 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78284',
    500: '#aa4e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4e55;
$custom-light: #c78284;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.435,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54201,
    "c": 0.12098,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4E55

secondary

#94C0BD

accent

#CDC45B

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4E55

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

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