#AA5151#AA5151

#AA5151 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.117 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5151
RGB	rgb(170, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 52%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 52.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, 36.48, 17.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 40.41, 25.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.109 0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.117 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.0068, 15.0273, 9.5773)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5151 #51AAAA

analogous

#AA517E #AA5151 #AA7E51

triadic

#AA5151 #51AA51 #5151AA

tetradic

#AA5151 #7EAA51 #51AAAA #7E51AA

square

#AA5151 #7EAA51 #51AAAA #7E51AA

split-complementary

#AA5151 #51AA7E #517EAA

monochromatic

#572A2A #813D3D #AA5151 #BF7979 #D3A2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AA5151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#AA5151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5151

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5151	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656150

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B734F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.117 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78481',
    500: '#aa5151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5151;
$custom-light: #c78481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54564,
    "c": 0.11733,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5151

secondary

#97C0C0

accent

#CBCB5C

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFEE

border

#D2CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5151

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

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