#AA5250#AA5250

#AA5250 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.116 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5250
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 80)
HSL	hsl(1, 36%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 52.9%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 35.87, 18.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 40.24, 26.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.107 0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.116 23)
XYZ	xyz(21.0444, 15.1621, 9.4062)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5250 #50A8AA

analogous

#AA507B #AA5250 #AA7F50

triadic

#AA5250 #50AA52 #5250AA

tetradic

#AA5250 #7BAA50 #50A8AA #7F50AA

square

#AA5250 #7BAA50 #50A8AA #7F50AA

split-complementary

#AA5250 #50AA7F #507BAA

monochromatic

#572A29 #803E3C #AA5250 #BF7978 #D3A3A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#AA5250 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AA5250 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5250

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5250	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5250	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66614F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C744E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5250;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.116 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88581',
    500: '#aa5250',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5250;
$custom-light: #c88581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5250",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.333,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54697,
    "c": 0.1162,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.1516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5250

secondary

#96BFC0

accent

#CACC5C

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFEE

border

#D2CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5250

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

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