#AA5353#AA5353

#AA5353 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.115 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5353
RGB	rgb(170, 83, 83)
HSL	hsl(0, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 51.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 35.62, 16.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 39.38, 25.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1066 0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.115 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2337, 15.3594, 10.0284)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5353 #53AAAA

analogous

#AA537F #AA5353 #AA7F53

triadic

#AA5353 #53AA53 #5353AA

tetradic

#AA5353 #7FAA53 #53AAAA #7F53AA

square

#AA5353 #7FAA53 #53AAAA #7F53AA

split-complementary

#AA5353 #53AA7F #537FAA

monochromatic

#582B2B #813F3F #AA5353 #BF7B7B #D3A5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AA5353 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AA5353 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5353

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5353	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5353	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7451

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5353;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 83, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.115 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78683',
    500: '#aa5353',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5353;
$custom-light: #c78683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5353",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54919,
    "c": 0.11457,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5353

secondary

#99C0C0

accent

#CACA5D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5353

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

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