#AD5459#AD5459

#AD5459 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.117 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5459
RGB	rgb(173, 84, 89)
HSL	hsl(357, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 48.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 36.81, 14.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 39.50, 21.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1107 0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.117 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2086, 15.9485, 11.3581)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5459 #54ADA8

analogous

#AD5485 #AD5459 #AD7B54

triadic

#AD5459 #59AD54 #5459AD

tetradic

#AD5459 #85AD54 #54ADA8 #7B54AD

square

#AD5459 #85AD54 #54ADA8 #7B54AD

split-complementary

#AD5459 #54AD7B #5485AD

monochromatic

#5B2C2E #843F43 #AD5459 #C17D81 #D5A7A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AD5459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AD5459 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5459

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5459	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 84, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.117 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98687',
    500: '#ad5459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5459;
$custom-light: #c98687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.629,
    "s": 35.178,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55647,
    "c": 0.11651,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5459

secondary

#9BC2C0

accent

#CBC55D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5459

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

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