#AA7779#AA7779
#AA7779 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.064 H 16.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA7779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 119, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 23%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 30%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 28.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.20, 20.27, 6.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.20, 21.43, 18.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.15% 0.0617 0.0183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.15% 0.064 16.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6262, 23.1217, 21.1459) |
| Luminance | 0.2312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 5.35
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.52
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 5.70
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 6.19
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 6.60
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA7779 #77AAA8
analogous
#AA7793 #AA7779 #AA8F77
triadic
#AA7779 #79AA77 #7779AA
tetradic
#AA7779 #93AA77 #77AAA8 #8F77AA
square
#AA7779 #93AA77 #77AAA8 #8F77AA
split-complementary
#AA7779 #77AA8F #7793AA
monochromatic
#674042 #8C585A #AA7779 #C29D9E #D9C2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#AA7779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#AA7779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA7779
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA7779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA7779 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807E79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8878
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B47278
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa7779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 119, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.064 16.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c49e9f',
500: '#aa7779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa7779; $custom-light: #c49e9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa7779",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 119,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.647,
"s": 23.077,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62151,
"c": 0.0643,
"h": 16.5
},
"luminance": 0.2312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA7779
secondary
#B4C9C8
accent
#C0BC68
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F8F2F2
border
#D1CCCC
text
#130E0E
muted
#827E7E