#AD5259#AD5259

#AD5259 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.119 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5259
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(355, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 48.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 37.85, 13.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 40.27, 19.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.114 0.0349)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.119 17)
XYZ	xyz(22.0556, 15.6425, 11.3070)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5259 #52ADA6

analogous

#AD5286 #AD5259 #AD7952

triadic

#AD5259 #59AD52 #5259AD

tetradic

#AD5259 #86AD52 #52ADA6 #7952AD

square

#AD5259 #86AD52 #52ADA6 #7952AD

split-complementary

#AD5259 #52AD79 #5286AD

monochromatic

#5A2B2E #833E44 #AD5259 #C17C81 #D4A5A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AD5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AD5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5259

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5259	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7557

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.119 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98587',
    500: '#ad5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5259;
$custom-light: #c98587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.385,
    "s": 35.686,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5534,
    "c": 0.11918,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.1564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5259

secondary

#99C2BF

accent

#CCC35C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5259

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

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