#AD5556#AD5556
#AD5556 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.115 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD5556 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 85, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 51%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 50.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.05, 36.00, 16.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.05, 39.52, 24.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.73% 0.1079 0.041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.73% 0.115 20.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1634, 16.0555, 10.7341) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.87
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.13
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.37
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.87
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD5556 #55ADAC
analogous
#AD5582 #AD5556 #AD8055
triadic
#AD5556 #56AD55 #5556AD
tetradic
#AD5556 #82AD55 #55ADAC #8055AD
square
#AD5556 #82AD55 #55ADAC #8055AD
split-complementary
#AD5556 #55AD80 #5582AD
monochromatic
#5B2C2D #854041 #AD5556 #C17E7F #D5A8A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#AD5556 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#AD5556 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD5556
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD5556 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD5556 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696455
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7654
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC4856
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad5556; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.115 20.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98785',
500: '#ad5556',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad5556; $custom-light: #c98785; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad5556",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 85,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.318,
"s": 34.921,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55732,
"c": 0.11539,
"h": 20.8
},
"luminance": 0.16053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD5556
secondary
#9BC2C2
accent
#CBCA5D
background
#FCF8F8
surface
#F9F0EF
border
#D2CBCA
text
#140B0B
muted
#827C7C