#AA4E56#AA4E56

#AA4E56 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.121 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4E56
RGB	rgb(170, 78, 86)
HSL	hsl(355, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(355, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 49.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.18, 38.49, 13.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.18, 40.85, 19.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.1159 0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.121 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9832, 14.6690, 10.5287)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4E56 #4EAAA2

analogous

#AA4E84 #AA4E56 #AA744E

triadic

#AA4E56 #56AA4E #4E56AA

tetradic

#AA4E56 #84AA4E #4EAAA2 #744EAA

square

#AA4E56 #84AA4E #4EAAA2 #744EAA

split-complementary

#AA4E56 #4EAA74 #4E84AA

monochromatic

#56282C #803B41 #AA4E56 #C0757C #D39FA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#AA4E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#AA4E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA4E56

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA4E56	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)

#625F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797254

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B84151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 78, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.121 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78285',
    500: '#aa4e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4e56;
$custom-light: #c78285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.783,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54225,
    "c": 0.12097,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4E56

secondary

#94C0BC

accent

#CDC35B

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4E56

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

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