#AD555C#AD555C

#AD555C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.115 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD555C
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 92)
HSL	hsl(355, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 46.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 36.59, 12.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 38.79, 19.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.1103 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.115 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.4153, 16.1563, 12.0611)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD555C #55ADA6

analogous

#AD5588 #AD555C #AD7A55

triadic

#AD555C #5CAD55 #555CAD

tetradic

#AD555C #88AD55 #55ADA6 #7A55AD

square

#AD555C #88AD55 #55ADA6 #7A55AD

split-complementary

#AD555C #55AD7A #5588AD

monochromatic

#5B2C30 #854046 #AD555C #C17E84 #D5A8AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#AD555C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AD555C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD555C

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD555C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD555C	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68655C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E775A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4A58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad555c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.115 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9878a',
    500: '#ad555c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad555c;
$custom-light: #c9878a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad555c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.227,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55875,
    "c": 0.11511,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD555C

secondary

#9BC2BF

accent

#CBC25D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD555C

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

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