#AD4255#AD4255

#AD4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.140 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4255
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(349, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(349, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 50.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 45.31, 11.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 46.86, 14.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% 0.137 0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.14 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8231, 13.4391, 10.0900)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4255 #42AD9A

analogous

#AD428B #AD4255 #AD6542

triadic

#AD4255 #55AD42 #4255AD

tetradic

#AD4255 #8BAD42 #42AD9A #6542AD

square

#AD4255 #8BAD42 #42AD9A #6542AD

split-complementary

#AD4255 #42AD65 #428BAD

monochromatic

#542029 #81313F #AD4255 #C56778 #D6939F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#AD4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AD4255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4255

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4255	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5955

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766F52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3249

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.140 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b84',
    500: '#ad4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4255;
$custom-light: #ca7b84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.346,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52989,
    "c": 0.14032,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4255

secondary

#89C1B8

accent

#D4BE53

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4255

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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