#AD554D#AD554D

#AD554D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.117 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD554D
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 77)
HSL	hsl(5, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 55.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 35.19, 21.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 41.21, 31.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1042 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.117 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8233, 15.9195, 8.9432)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD554D #4DA5AD

analogous

#AD4D75 #AD554D #AD854D

triadic

#AD554D #4DAD55 #554DAD

tetradic

#AD554D #75AD4D #4DA5AD #854DAD

square

#AD554D #75AD4D #4DA5AD #854DAD

split-complementary

#AD554D #4DAD85 #4D75AD

monochromatic

#582B27 #83403A #AD554D #C27C75 #D5A4A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AD554D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AD554D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD554D

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD554D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD554D	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A644C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80764B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4753

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad554d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.117 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca877f',
    500: '#ad554d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad554d;
$custom-light: #ca877f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad554d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5,
    "s": 38.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55538,
    "c": 0.11674,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD554D

secondary

#94BEC2

accent

#C5CE59

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD554D

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

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