#AA555E#AA555E
#AA555E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.111 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA555E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 85, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 33%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 50%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 44.7%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.78, 35.68, 11.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.78, 37.35, 17.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.5% 0.1078 0.0284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.5% 0.111 14.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8478, 15.8534, 12.4969) |
| Luminance | 0.1585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.93
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.14
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.43
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 6.04
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 6.77
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA555E #55AAA1
analogous
#AA5588 #AA555E #AA7755
triadic
#AA555E #5EAA55 #555EAA
tetradic
#AA555E #88AA55 #55AAA1 #7755AA
square
#AA555E #88AA55 #55AAA1 #7755AA
split-complementary
#AA555E #55AA77 #5588AA
monochromatic
#582C31 #814147 #AA555E #BE7E85 #D3A7AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.04
#AA555E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#AA555E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA555E
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA555E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA555E | 1.00 | 5.04 | 4.17 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66645E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C755C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B84B58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa555e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 85, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.111 14.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7878b',
500: '#aa555e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa555e; $custom-light: #c7878b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa555e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 85,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.647,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55499,
"c": 0.11149,
"h": 14.8
},
"luminance": 0.15851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA555E
secondary
#9AC0BC
accent
#C9BE5E
background
#FCF8F8
surface
#F9F0F0
border
#D2CBCB
text
#130B0C
muted
#827C7D