#AD5453#AD5453

#AD5453 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.117 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5453
RGB	rgb(173, 84, 83)
HSL	hsl(1, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 52%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 36.24, 17.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 40.35, 26.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1083 0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.117 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9668, 15.8518, 10.0848)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5453 #53ACAD

analogous

#AD537F #AD5453 #AD8153

triadic

#AD5453 #53AD54 #5453AD

tetradic

#AD5453 #7FAD53 #53ACAD #8153AD

square

#AD5453 #7FAD53 #53ACAD #8153AD

split-complementary

#AD5453 #53AD81 #537FAD

monochromatic

#5A2C2B #84403F #AD5453 #C17D7C #D5A6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AD5453 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AD5453 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5453

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5453	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5453	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7651

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4754

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5453;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 84, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.117 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8683',
    500: '#ad5453',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5453;
$custom-light: #ca8683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5453",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.667,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55508,
    "c": 0.11698,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5453

secondary

#9AC2C2

accent

#CACB5C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5453

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

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