#AA5543#AA5543
#AA5543 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.116 H 33.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA5543 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 85, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 43%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 61%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 60.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.25, 33.21, 26.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.25, 42.46, 38.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.92% 0.0968 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.92% 0.116 33.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8409, 15.4507, 7.1939) |
| Luminance | 0.1545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.90
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.94
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.02
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 7.34
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.64
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA5543 #4398AA
analogous
#AA4365 #AA5543 #AA8943
triadic
#AA5543 #43AA55 #5543AA
tetradic
#AA5543 #65AA43 #4398AA #8943AA
square
#AA5543 #65AA43 #4398AA #8943AA
split-complementary
#AA5543 #43AA89 #4365AA
monochromatic
#522920 #7E3F32 #AA5543 #C37767 #D49E93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#AA5543 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#AA5543 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA5543
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA5543 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA5543 | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6241
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7541
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B94651
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa5543; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 85, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.116 33.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c88777',
500: '#aa5543',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa5543; $custom-light: #c88777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa5543",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 85,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.485,
"s": 43.46,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54917,
"c": 0.11572,
"h": 33.2
},
"luminance": 0.15448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA5543
secondary
#89B6C0
accent
#BDD355
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F9EFED
border
#D2CAC8
text
#140B08
muted
#827C7B