#AD5550#AD5550

#AD5550 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.116 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5550
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 80)
HSL	hsl(3, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 53.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 35.45, 19.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 40.57, 29.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1054 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.116 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9317, 15.9628, 9.5140)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5550 #50A8AD

analogous

#AD507A #AD5550 #AD8450

triadic

#AD5550 #50AD55 #5550AD

tetradic

#AD5550 #7AAD50 #50A8AD #8450AD

square

#AD5550 #7AAD50 #50A8AD #8450AD

split-complementary

#AD5550 #50AD84 #507AAD

monochromatic

#592C29 #83403D #AD5550 #C17D79 #D4A6A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AD5550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AD5550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5550

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5550	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)

#6A644F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4754

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.116 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8781',
    500: '#ad5550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5550;
$custom-light: #ca8781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.226,
    "s": 36.759,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.556,
    "c": 0.11618,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5550

secondary

#97BFC2

accent

#C7CD5B

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9F0EE

border

#D2CBC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5550

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

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