#AD5565#AD5565

#AD5565 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.116 H 10.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5565
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 101)
HSL	hsl(349, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 41.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 37.56, 7.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 38.35, 11.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1139 0.0203)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.116 10.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8324, 16.3231, 14.2576)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5565 #55AD9D

analogous

#AD5591 #AD5565 #AD7155

triadic

#AD5565 #65AD55 #5565AD

tetradic

#AD5565 #91AD55 #55AD9D #7155AD

square

#AD5565 #91AD55 #55AD9D #7155AD

split-complementary

#AD5565 #55AD71 #5591AD

monochromatic

#5B2C35 #85404D #AD5565 #C17E8A #D5A8B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#AD5565 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#AD5565 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5565

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5565	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5565	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666665

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7763

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4B5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5565;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.116 10.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98790',
    500: '#ad5565',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5565;
$custom-light: #c98790;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5565",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.091,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5611,
    "c": 0.11572,
    "h": 10.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5565

secondary

#9BC2BB

accent

#CBB75D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140B0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5565

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

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