#AD5159#AD5159

#AD5159 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.121 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5159
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 89)
HSL	hsl(355, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 48.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 38.36, 13.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 40.66, 19.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.1156 0.0342)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.121 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9807, 15.4928, 11.2821)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5159 #51ADA5

analogous

#AD5187 #AD5159 #AD7751

triadic

#AD5159 #59AD51 #5159AD

tetradic

#AD5159 #87AD51 #51ADA5 #7751AD

square

#AD5159 #87AD51 #51ADA5 #7751AD

split-complementary

#AD5159 #51AD77 #5187AD

monochromatic

#5A2A2E #833D44 #AD5159 #C17A80 #D4A4A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AD5159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AD5159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5159

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5159	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7557

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.121 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98587',
    500: '#ad5159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5159;
$custom-light: #c98587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.783,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55189,
    "c": 0.12053,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5159

secondary

#98C2BE

accent

#CCC25C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5159

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

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