#FFAA9D#FFAA9D
#FFAA9D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.524; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.103 H 29.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFAA9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 170, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 38.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.55, 29.71, 19.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.55, 35.56, 33.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.77% 0.0899 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.77% 0.103 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7031, 52.4483, 38.7654) |
| Luminance | 0.5244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.17
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.46
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.05
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.06
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 7.86
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFAA9D #9DF2FF
analogous
#FF9DC1 #FFAA9D #FFDB9D
triadic
#FFAA9D #9DFFAA #AA9DFF
tetradic
#FFAA9D #C1FF9D #9DF2FF #DB9DFF
square
#FFAA9D #C1FF9D #9DF2FF #DB9DFF
split-complementary
#FFAA9D #9DFFDB #9DC1FF
monochromatic
#FF4023 #FF7560 #FFAA9D #FFDFDA #FFE4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#FFAA9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.49
#FFAA9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFAA9D
11.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFAA9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFAA9D | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.49 | 11.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB59C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C69C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9FA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffaa9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 170, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.103 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc4ba',
500: '#ffaa9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffaa9d; $custom-light: #ffc4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffaa9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 170,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.959,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81771,
"c": 0.10277,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.52444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFAA9D
secondary
#5ED1E3
accent
#C7E600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#181211
muted
#868281