#AA5C4E#AA5C4E
#AA5C4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.105 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA5C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 92, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 54.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.95, 30.34, 22.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.95, 37.59, 36.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.28% 0.0896 0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.28% 0.105 31.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7814, 16.7526, 9.2927) |
| Luminance | 0.1675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.37
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.59
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 7.25
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.62
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.68
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA5C4E #4E9CAA
analogous
#AA4E6E #AA5C4E #AA8A4E
triadic
#AA5C4E #4EAA5C #5C4EAA
tetradic
#AA5C4E #6EAA4E #4E9CAA #8A4EAA
square
#AA5C4E #6EAA4E #4E9CAA #8A4EAA
split-complementary
#AA5C4E #4EAA8A #4E6EAA
monochromatic
#562F28 #80453B #AA5C4E #C08175 #D3A79F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.83
#AA5C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.35
#AA5C4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA5C4E
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA5C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA5C4E | 1.00 | 4.83 | 4.35 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F684D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82784D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B95059
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa5c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 92, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.105 31.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c78b7f',
500: '#aa5c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa5c4e; $custom-light: #c78b7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa5c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 92,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.13,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56276,
"c": 0.10489,
"h": 31.3
},
"luminance": 0.1675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA5C4E
secondary
#94B9C0
accent
#BCCD5B
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F9F0EE
border
#D2CBC9
text
#140C0A
muted
#827D7C