#AA5539#AA5539

#AA5539 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.119 H 38.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5539
RGB	rgb(170, 85, 57)
HSL	hsl(15, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 66.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 32.51, 32.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 45.65, 44.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.0929 0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.119 38.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.5664, 15.3408, 5.7481)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5539 #398EAA

analogous

#AA3956 #AA5539 #AA8E39

triadic

#AA5539 #39AA55 #5539AA

tetradic

#AA5539 #56AA39 #398EAA #8E39AA

square

#AA5539 #56AA39 #398EAA #8E39AA

split-complementary

#AA5539 #39AA8E #3956AA

monochromatic

#4E271A #7C3E2A #AA5539 #C77459 #D79B87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AA5539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AA5539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5539

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5539	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)

#6B6236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807437

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA454E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 85, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.119 38.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98670',
    500: '#aa5539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5539;
$custom-light: #c98670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.867,
    "s": 49.78,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54756,
    "c": 0.11917,
    "h": 38.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5539

secondary

#7EB0C1

accent

#B7D94E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5539

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

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