#AA553B#AA553B

#AA553B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.118 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA553B
RGB	rgb(170, 85, 59)
HSL	hsl(14, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 65.3%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 32.64, 30.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 44.97, 43.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.0937 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.118 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6173, 15.3612, 6.0161)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA553B #3B90AA

analogous

#AA3B58 #AA553B #AA8D3B

triadic

#AA553B #3BAA55 #553BAA

tetradic

#AA553B #58AA3B #3B90AA #8D3BAA

square

#AA553B #58AA3B #3B90AA #8D3BAA

split-complementary

#AA553B #3BAA8D #3B58AA

monochromatic

#4F281B #7D3E2B #AA553B #C6755C #D69B89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AA553B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AA553B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA553B

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA553B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA553B	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)

#6B6238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807439

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA454F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa553b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 85, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.118 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98671',
    500: '#aa553b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa553b;
$custom-light: #c98671;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa553b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.054,
    "s": 48.472,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54786,
    "c": 0.11843,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA553B

secondary

#80B1C0

accent

#B8D850

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA553B

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

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