#AD495E#AD495E

#AD495E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.132 H 9.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD495E
RGB	rgb(173, 73, 94)
HSL	hsl(347, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 45.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 42.86, 8.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 43.69, 11.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1301 0.022)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.132 9.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.6380, 14.4599, 12.2390)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD495E #49AD98

analogous

#AD4990 #AD495E #AD6649

triadic

#AD495E #5EAD49 #495EAD

tetradic

#AD495E #90AD49 #49AD98 #6649AD

square

#AD495E #90AD49 #49AD98 #6649AD

split-complementary

#AD495E #49AD66 #4990AD

monochromatic

#57252F #823747 #AD495E #C37082 #D59BA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#AD495E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#AD495E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD495E

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD495E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD495E	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5E5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#77725C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad495e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 73, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.132 9.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca808b',
    500: '#ad495e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad495e;
$custom-light: #ca808b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad495e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.4,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54161,
    "c": 0.13194,
    "h": 9.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD495E

secondary

#90C1B7

accent

#D1B757

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140A0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD495E

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

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