#AD5249#AD5249

#AD5249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.121 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5249
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 73)
HSL	hsl(5, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 57.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 36.42, 22.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 43.04, 32.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1074 0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.121 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4552, 15.4023, 8.1451)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5249 #49A4AD

analogous

#AD4972 #AD5249 #AD8449

triadic

#AD5249 #49AD52 #5249AD

tetradic

#AD5249 #72AD49 #49A4AD #8449AD

square

#AD5249 #72AD49 #49A4AD #8449AD

split-complementary

#AD5249 #49AD84 #4972AD

monochromatic

#572925 #823E37 #AD5249 #C37870 #D5A19B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AD5249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AD5249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5249

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5249	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)

#686148

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7547

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4350

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.121 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca857c',
    500: '#ad5249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5249;
$custom-light: #ca857c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.4,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54992,
    "c": 0.12107,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5249

secondary

#90BDC1

accent

#C6D157

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5249

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

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