#AA5E4E#AA5E4E
#AA5E4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.103 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA5E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 54.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.39, 29.25, 22.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.39, 37.07, 37.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.62% 0.0863 0.0558) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.62% 0.103 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9569, 17.1037, 9.3513) |
| Luminance | 0.1710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.53
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 6.60
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.88
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 7.67
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 8.29
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA5E4E #4E9AAA
analogous
#AA4E6C #AA5E4E #AA8C4E
triadic
#AA5E4E #4EAA5E #5E4EAA
tetradic
#AA5E4E #6CAA4E #4E9AAA #8C4EAA
square
#AA5E4E #6CAA4E #4E9AAA #8C4EAA
split-complementary
#AA5E4E #4EAA8C #4E6CAA
monochromatic
#563028 #80473B #AA5E4E #C08275 #D3A89F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.75
#AA5E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#AA5E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA5E4E
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA5E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA5E4E | 1.00 | 4.75 | 4.42 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70694C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83794D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9525A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa5e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.103 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c78d7f',
500: '#aa5e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa5e4e; $custom-light: #c78d7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa5e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.435,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56615,
"c": 0.10275,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.17102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA5E4E
secondary
#94B8C0
accent
#B9CD5B
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F9F0EE
border
#D2CBC9
text
#140C0A
muted
#827D7C