#AD5857#AD5857

#AD5857 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.111 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5857
RGB	rgb(173, 88, 87)
HSL	hsl(1, 34%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 50%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.1%, 49.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.69, 34.51, 16.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.69, 38.29, 25.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.1034 0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.111 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4451, 16.5541, 11.0282)
Luminance	0.1655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5857 #57ACAD

analogous

#AD5781 #AD5857 #AD8357

triadic

#AD5857 #57AD58 #5857AD

tetradic

#AD5857 #81AD57 #57ACAD #8357AD

square

#AD5857 #81AD57 #57ACAD #8357AD

split-complementary

#AD5857 #57AD83 #5781AD

monochromatic

#5C2E2D #864241 #AD5857 #C18180 #D5AAA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#AD5857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#AD5857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5857

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5857	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4C58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 88, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.111 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98986',
    500: '#ad5857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5857;
$custom-light: #c98986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.698,
    "s": 34.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56229,
    "c": 0.11145,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5857

secondary

#9DC3C3

accent

#C9CA5D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140C0B

muted

#827D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5857

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

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