#FFAA99#FFAA99
#FFAA99 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.104 H 31.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFAA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 170, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 40%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 40%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.47, 29.27, 21.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.47, 36.37, 36.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.68% 0.0883 0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.68% 0.104 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.3672, 52.3139, 36.9963) |
| Luminance | 0.5231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 1.77
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 2.88
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.20
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 3.92
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.92
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFAA99 #99EEFF
analogous
#FF99BB #FFAA99 #FFDD99
triadic
#FFAA99 #99FFAA #AA99FF
tetradic
#FFAA99 #BBFF99 #99EEFF #DD99FF
square
#FFAA99 #BBFF99 #99EEFF #DD99FF
split-complementary
#FFAA99 #99FFDD #99BBFF
monochromatic
#FF441F #FF775C #FFAA99 #FFDDD6 #FFE5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#FFAA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.46
#FFAA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFAA99
11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFAA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFAA99 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.46 | 11.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB598
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C698
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9EA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffaa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 170, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.104 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc4b7',
500: '#ffaa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffaa99; $custom-light: #ffc4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffaa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 170,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10,
"s": 100,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81683,
"c": 0.10393,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.52309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFAA99
secondary
#5ACBE2
accent
#BFE600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#181211
muted
#868281