#AD5566#AD5566

#AD5566 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.116 H 9.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5566
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 102)
HSL	hsl(348, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(348, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 41%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 37.68, 7.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 38.35, 10.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.1143 0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.116 9.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8817, 16.3428, 14.5172)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5566 #55AD9C

analogous

#AD5592 #AD5566 #AD7055

triadic

#AD5566 #66AD55 #5566AD

tetradic

#AD5566 #92AD55 #55AD9C #7055AD

square

#AD5566 #92AD55 #55AD9C #7055AD

split-complementary

#AD5566 #55AD70 #5592AD

monochromatic

#5B2C35 #85404D #AD5566 #C17E8B #D5A8B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#AD5566 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#AD5566 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5566

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5566	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5566	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666666

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7764

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4C5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5566;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.116 9.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98791',
    500: '#ad5566',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5566;
$custom-light: #c98791;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5566",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.409,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56137,
    "c": 0.11586,
    "h": 9.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5566

secondary

#9BC2BB

accent

#CBB65D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0F0

border

#D2CBCB

text

#140B0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5566

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

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