#AD5153#AD5153

#AD5153 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.121 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5153
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 83)
HSL	hsl(359, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 52%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 37.79, 16.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 41.41, 24.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1131 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.121 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7390, 15.3961, 10.0089)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5153 #51ADAB

analogous

#AD5181 #AD5153 #AD7D51

triadic

#AD5153 #53AD51 #5153AD

tetradic

#AD5153 #81AD51 #51ADAB #7D51AD

square

#AD5153 #81AD51 #51ADAB #7D51AD

split-complementary

#AD5153 #51AD7D #5181AD

monochromatic

#5A2A2B #833D3F #AD5153 #C17A7C #D4A4A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AD5153 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AD5153 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5153

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5153	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5153	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7551

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4352

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5153;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.121 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8483',
    500: '#ad5153',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5153;
$custom-light: #ca8483;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5153",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.696,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55048,
    "c": 0.12078,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5153

secondary

#98C2C1

accent

#CCCA5C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5153

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

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