#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
RGBrgb(173, 85, 86)
HSLhsl(359, 35%, 51%)
HSVhsv(359, 51%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50.9%, 50.3%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(47.05, 36.00, 16.31)
CIE-LCHlch(47.05, 39.52, 24.38°)
OKLaboklab(55.73% 0.1079 0.041)
OKLCHoklch(55.73% 0.115 20.8)
XYZxyz(22.1634, 16.0555, 10.7341)
Luminance0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

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
##AD55561.004.994.214.99
#FFFFFF4.991.0021.001.00
#0000004.2121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.991.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#AD5556 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva