#AD4E55#AD4E55

#AD4E55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.125 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4E55
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 85)
HSL	hsl(356, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(356, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 50.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 39.51, 14.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 42.25, 20.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1187 0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.125 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5993, 14.9913, 10.3487)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4E55 #4EADA6

analogous

#AD4E85 #AD4E55 #AD774E

triadic

#AD4E55 #55AD4E #4E55AD

tetradic

#AD4E55 #85AD4E #4EADA6 #774EAD

square

#AD4E55 #85AD4E #4EADA6 #774EAD

split-complementary

#AD4E55 #4EAD77 #4E85AD

monochromatic

#59282C #833B40 #AD4E55 #C2777C #D5A1A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#AD4E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#AD4E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4E55

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4E55	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4051

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.125 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8384',
    500: '#ad4e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4e55;
$custom-light: #ca8384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.579,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54647,
    "c": 0.12456,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4E55

secondary

#95C2BE

accent

#CEC55A

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4E55

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

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