#AD495B#AD495B

#AD495B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.132 H 11.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD495B
RGB	rgb(173, 73, 91)
HSL	hsl(349, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(349, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 47.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 42.56, 10.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 43.77, 13.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% 0.1289 0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.132 11.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5060, 14.4071, 11.5438)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD495B #49AD9B

analogous

#AD498D #AD495B #AD6949

triadic

#AD495B #5BAD49 #495BAD

tetradic

#AD495B #8DAD49 #49AD9B #6949AD

square

#AD495B #8DAD49 #49AD9B #6949AD

split-complementary

#AD495B #49AD69 #498DAD

monochromatic

#57252E #823744 #AD495B #C3707F #D59BA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#AD495B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#AD495B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD495B

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD495B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD495B	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787259

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3C50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad495b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 73, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.132 11.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8089',
    500: '#ad495b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad495b;
$custom-light: #ca8089;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad495b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.2,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54081,
    "c": 0.13155,
    "h": 11.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD495B

secondary

#90C1B9

accent

#D1BB57

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD495B

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

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