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#aa5565 color: Grenadine

#aa5565 is rgb(170, 85, 101) in RGB and oklch(55.686% 0.11215 9.517) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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349°
100%

55.7%
0.112
10°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #aa5565

#aa5565 is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 10°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5:1 contrast and black text 4.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Grenadine (#ac545e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #aa5565 mixed with white

  1. aa5565
  2. b46673
  3. bd7682
  4. c68791
  5. cf98a0
  6. d8a9af
  7. e0babe
  8. e8cbce
  9. f0dcde
  10. f8edef

Darker: #aa5565 mixed with black

  1. aa5565
  2. 934957
  3. 7d3d49
  4. 68313c
  5. 53262f
  6. 3f1c22
  7. 2d1117
  8. 1b080c
  9. 0b0203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #aa5565 with less saturation

  1. aa5565
  2. a55966
  3. a05c68
  4. 9b6069
  5. 96636b
  6. 91666c
  7. 8c696e
  8. 866c6f
  9. 806e71
  10. 7a7172

Questions about #aa5565

What color is #aa5565?

#aa5565 is soft rose. The closest named color is Grenadine. In RGB it is rgb(170, 85, 101), in HSL hsl(348.71, 33.33%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.686% 0.11215 9.517).

What colors go well with #aa5565?

The complementary color of #aa5565 is #008881. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e5889 and #aa5a3f. The triadic partners are #5e8033 and #3977b2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa5565?

White text reads better on #aa5565: white gives a contrast ratio of 5:1 and black gives 4.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa5565 a warm or cool color?

#aa5565 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 10 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.112.