#AD495A#AD495A

#AD495A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.131 H 12.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD495A
RGB	rgb(173, 73, 90)
HSL	hsl(350, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(350, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 48%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 42.46, 10.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 43.81, 14.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1285 0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.131 12.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4631, 14.3900, 11.3181)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD495A #49AD9C

analogous

#AD498C #AD495A #AD6A49

triadic

#AD495A #5AAD49 #495AAD

tetradic

#AD495A #8CAD49 #49AD9C #6A49AD

square

#AD495A #8CAD49 #49AD9C #6A49AD

split-complementary

#AD495A #49AD6A #498CAD

monochromatic

#57252D #823744 #AD495A #C3707E #D59BA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#AD495A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#AD495A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD495A

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD495A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD495A	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3B4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad495a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 73, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.131 12.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8088',
    500: '#ad495a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad495a;
$custom-light: #ca8088;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad495a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.8,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54055,
    "c": 0.13145,
    "h": 12.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD495A

secondary

#90C1B9

accent

#D1BC57

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD495A

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

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