#AD5355#AD5355

#AD5355 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.118 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5355
RGB	rgb(173, 83, 85)
HSL	hsl(359, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52%, 50.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 36.95, 16.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 40.39, 23.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1107 0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.118 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9681, 15.7290, 10.4717)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5355 #53ADAB

analogous

#AD5382 #AD5355 #AD7E53

triadic

#AD5355 #55AD53 #5355AD

tetradic

#AD5355 #82AD53 #53ADAB #7E53AD

square

#AD5355 #82AD53 #53ADAB #7E53AD

split-complementary

#AD5355 #53AD7E #5382AD

monochromatic

#5A2B2C #843F40 #AD5355 #C17C7E #D5A6A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AD5355 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AD5355 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5355

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5355	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5355	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7653

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5355;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 83, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.118 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8684',
    500: '#ad5355',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5355;
$custom-light: #ca8684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5355",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.667,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55399,
    "c": 0.11805,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5355

secondary

#9AC2C1

accent

#CBC95C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5355

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

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