#AD494F#AD494F

#AD494F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.131 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD494F
RGB	rgb(173, 73, 79)
HSL	hsl(356, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(356, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 54.3%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 41.46, 17.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 44.87, 22.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.1241 0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.131 19)
XYZ	xyz(21.0291, 14.2164, 9.0322)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD494F #49ADA7

analogous

#AD4981 #AD494F #AD7549

triadic

#AD494F #4FAD49 #494FAD

tetradic

#AD494F #81AD49 #49ADA7 #7549AD

square

#AD494F #81AD49 #49ADA7 #7549AD

split-complementary

#AD494F #49AD75 #4981AD

monochromatic

#572528 #82373B #AD494F #C37075 #D59B9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#AD494F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#AD494F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD494F

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD494F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD494F	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A714D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC394C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad494f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 73, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.131 19.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7f80',
    500: '#ad494f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad494f;
$custom-light: #ca7f80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad494f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.4,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5379,
    "c": 0.13121,
    "h": 19
  },
  "luminance": 0.14214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD494F

secondary

#90C1BE

accent

#D1C957

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD494F

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

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