#AA5049#AA5049

#AA5049 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.120 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5049
RGB	rgb(170, 80, 73)
HSL	hsl(4, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 57.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 36.30, 21.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 42.31, 30.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.1074 0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.12 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6505, 14.7668, 8.0648)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5049 #49A3AA

analogous

#AA4972 #AA5049 #AA8149

triadic

#AA5049 #49AA50 #5049AA

tetradic

#AA5049 #72AA49 #49A3AA #8149AA

square

#AA5049 #72AA49 #49A3AA #8149AA

split-complementary

#AA5049 #49AA81 #4972AA

monochromatic

#542824 #7F3C37 #AA5049 #C1756F #D49E9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#AA5049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AA5049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5049

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5049	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7247

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9414F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 80, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.120 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8837b',
    500: '#aa5049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5049;
$custom-light: #c8837b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.33,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54242,
    "c": 0.11976,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5049

secondary

#8FBCC0

accent

#C7D058

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFEE

border

#D2CAC9

text

#140B09

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5049

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

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