#AD553D#AD553D

#AD553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.121 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD553D
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(13, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 64.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 33.98, 30.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 45.65, 41.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% 0.0978 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.121 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.3262, 15.7207, 6.3253)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD553D #3D95AD

analogous

#AD3D5D #AD553D #AD8D3D

triadic

#AD553D #3DAD55 #553DAD

tetradic

#AD553D #5DAD3D #3D95AD #8D3DAD

square

#AD553D #5DAD3D #3D95AD #8D3DAD

split-complementary

#AD553D #3DAD8D #3D5DAD

monochromatic

#53291D #803F2D #AD553D #C77660 #D79D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AD553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AD553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD553D

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD553D	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C633B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD454F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.121 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8773',
    500: '#ad553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad553d;
$custom-light: #cb8773;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.857,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55253,
    "c": 0.12125,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD553D

secondary

#84B5C2

accent

#BBD750

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD553D

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

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