#AD4956#AD4956

#AD4956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.131 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4956
RGB	rgb(173, 73, 86)
HSL	hsl(352, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(352, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 50.3%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, 42.08, 13.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 44.07, 17.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.1269 0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.131 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2975, 14.3237, 10.4455)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4956 #49ADA0

analogous

#AD4988 #AD4956 #AD6E49

triadic

#AD4956 #56AD49 #4956AD

tetradic

#AD4956 #88AD49 #49ADA0 #6E49AD

square

#AD4956 #88AD49 #49ADA0 #6E49AD

split-complementary

#AD4956 #49AD6E #4988AD

monochromatic

#57252B #823741 #AD4956 #C3707B #D59BA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#AD4956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AD4956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4956

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4956	1.00	5.43	3.86	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797154

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3A4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 73, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.131 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8085',
    500: '#ad4956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4956;
$custom-light: #ca8085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.2,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53954,
    "c": 0.13118,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4956

secondary

#90C1BB

accent

#D1C157

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4956

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

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