#AA727E#AA727E
#AA727E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.072 H 5.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA727E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 114, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 25%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 33%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.9%, 25.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.12, 23.83, 2.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.12, 23.95, 5.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.37% 0.072 0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.37% 0.072 5.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3613, 22.0886, 22.6097) |
| Luminance | 0.2209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 1.56
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 5.52
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.76
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 6.46
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 7.21
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA727E #72AA9E
analogous
#AA729A #AA727E #AA8272
triadic
#AA727E #7EAA72 #727EAA
tetradic
#AA727E #9AAA72 #72AA9E #8272AA
square
#AA727E #9AAA72 #72AA9E #8272AA
split-complementary
#AA727E #72AA82 #729AAA
monochromatic
#653D45 #8B5460 #AA727E #C198A1 #D8BEC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#AA727E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#AA727E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA727E
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA727E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA727E | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7B7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88857D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B46E76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa727e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 114, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.072 5.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c49ba3',
500: '#aa727e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa727e; $custom-light: #c49ba3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa727e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 114,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.143,
"s": 24.779,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61366,
"c": 0.07236,
"h": 5.4
},
"luminance": 0.22087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA727E
secondary
#B0C8C3
accent
#C1AE67
background
#FCF9FA
surface
#F8F2F3
border
#D1CCCD
text
#130E0F
muted
#827E7F