#FFAA9F#FFAA9F
#FFAA9F is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.102 H 27.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFAA9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 170, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 37.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.59, 29.94, 18.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.59, 35.20, 31.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.82% 0.0906 0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.82% 0.102 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8752, 52.5172, 39.6721) |
| Luminance | 0.5251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.79
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.88
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.32
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.69
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 8.39
Pale Rose
#FDC1C5
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFAA9F #9FF4FF
analogous
#FF9FC4 #FFAA9F #FFDA9F
triadic
#FFAA9F #9FFFAA #AA9FFF
tetradic
#FFAA9F #C4FF9F #9FF4FF #DA9FFF
square
#FFAA9F #C4FF9F #9FF4FF #DA9FFF
split-complementary
#FFAA9F #9FFFDA #9FC4FF
monochromatic
#FF3E25 #FF7462 #FFAA9F #FFE0DC #FFE4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#FFAA9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.50
#FFAA9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFAA9F
11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFAA9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFAA9F | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB69E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C69E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9FA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffaa9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 170, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.102 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc4bb',
500: '#ffaa9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffaa9f; $custom-light: #ffc4bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffaa9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 170,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.875,
"s": 100,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81816,
"c": 0.10227,
"h": 27.6
},
"luminance": 0.52513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFAA9F
secondary
#5FD4E3
accent
#CBE600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#181211
muted
#868281