#AA5055#AA5055

#AA5055 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.118 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5055
RGB	rgb(170, 80, 85)
HSL	hsl(357, 36%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(357, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 50%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 37.37, 14.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 40.20, 21.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.1123 0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.118 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0874, 14.9416, 10.3661)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5055 #50AAA5

analogous

#AA5082 #AA5055 #AA7850

triadic

#AA5055 #55AA50 #5055AA

tetradic

#AA5055 #82AA50 #50AAA5 #7850AA

square

#AA5055 #82AA50 #50AAA5 #7850AA

split-complementary

#AA5055 #50AA78 #5082AA

monochromatic

#57292B #803C40 #AA5055 #BF787C #D3A1A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#AA5055 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#AA5055 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5055

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5055	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5055	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94352

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5055;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 80, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.118 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78484',
    500: '#aa5055',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5055;
$custom-light: #c78484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5055",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.667,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54503,
    "c": 0.11833,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5055

secondary

#96C0BE

accent

#CCC65C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5055

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

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