#AD4E50#AD4E50

#AD4E50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.125 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4E50
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 80)
HSL	hsl(359, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 53.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 39.05, 17.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 42.95, 24.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.1167 0.0444)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.125 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4076, 14.9147, 9.3393)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4E50 #4EADAB

analogous

#AD4E80 #AD4E50 #AD7C4E

triadic

#AD4E50 #50AD4E #4E50AD

tetradic

#AD4E50 #80AD4E #4EADAB #7C4EAD

square

#AD4E50 #80AD4E #4EADAB #7C4EAD

split-complementary

#AD4E50 #4EAD7C #4E80AD

monochromatic

#592829 #833B3C #AD4E50 #C27778 #D5A1A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#AD4E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AD4E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4E50

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4E50	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64604F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C734E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3F4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.125 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8381',
    500: '#ad4e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4e50;
$custom-light: #ca8381;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.737,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54533,
    "c": 0.12485,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4E50

secondary

#95C2C1

accent

#CECB5A

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4E50

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

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