#AD554B#AD554B

#AD554B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.117 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD554B
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 75)
HSL	hsl(6, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 56.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 35.02, 22.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 41.68, 32.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.1034 0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.117 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7538, 15.8917, 8.5770)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD554B #4BA3AD

analogous

#AD4B72 #AD554B #AD864B

triadic

#AD554B #4BAD55 #554BAD

tetradic

#AD554B #72AD4B #4BA3AD #864BAD

square

#AD554B #72AD4B #4BA3AD #864BAD

split-complementary

#AD554B #4BAD86 #4B72AD

monochromatic

#582B26 #824038 #AD554B #C27B73 #D5A39E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AD554B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AD554B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD554B

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD554B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD554B	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A644A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807649

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4753

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad554b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.117 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca877d',
    500: '#ad554b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad554b;
$custom-light: #ca877d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad554b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.122,
    "s": 39.516,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55498,
    "c": 0.11718,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD554B

secondary

#92BDC1

accent

#C3CF58

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD554B

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

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