#AD5545#AD5545

#AD5545 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.119 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5545
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 69)
HSL	hsl(9, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 60.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 34.54, 26.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 43.23, 36.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.101 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.119 31.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5580, 15.8134, 7.5461)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5545 #459DAD

analogous

#AD4569 #AD5545 #AD8945

triadic

#AD5545 #45AD55 #5545AD

tetradic

#AD5545 #69AD45 #459DAD #8945AD

square

#AD5545 #69AD45 #459DAD #8945AD

split-complementary

#AD5545 #45AD89 #4569AD

monochromatic

#552A22 #814034 #AD5545 #C4796B #D5A197

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AD5545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AD5545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5545

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5545	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4651

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.119 31.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8779',
    500: '#ad5545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5545;
$custom-light: #ca8779;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 42.975,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55386,
    "c": 0.11872,
    "h": 31.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5545

secondary

#8CB9C1

accent

#BFD355

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5545

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

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