#AA5053#AA5053

#AA5053 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.118 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5053
RGB	rgb(170, 80, 83)
HSL	hsl(358, 36%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 51.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.51, 37.18, 15.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.51, 40.46, 23.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1115 0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.118 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0091, 14.9102, 9.9535)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5053 #50AAA7

analogous

#AA5080 #AA5053 #AA7A50

triadic

#AA5053 #53AA50 #5053AA

tetradic

#AA5053 #80AA50 #50AAA7 #7A50AA

square

#AA5053 #80AA50 #50AAA7 #7A50AA

split-complementary

#AA5053 #50AA7A #5080AA

monochromatic

#57292A #803C3F #AA5053 #BF787A #D3A1A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#AA5053 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AA5053 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5053

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5053	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5053	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646053

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7351

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94352

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5053;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 80, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.118 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78483',
    500: '#aa5053',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5053;
$custom-light: #c78483;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5053",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54456,
    "c": 0.11843,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5053

secondary

#96C0BF

accent

#CCC85C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5053

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

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