#AD5953#AD5953

#AD5953 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.111 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5953
RGB	rgb(173, 89, 83)
HSL	hsl(4, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(4, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 52%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 33.60, 19.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 38.68, 29.68°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.1001 0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.111 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3689, 16.6559, 10.2188)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5953 #53A7AD

analogous

#AD537A #AD5953 #AD8653

triadic

#AD5953 #53AD59 #5953AD

tetradic

#AD5953 #7AAD53 #53A7AD #8653AD

square

#AD5953 #7AAD53 #53A7AD #8653AD

split-complementary

#AD5953 #53AD86 #537AAD

monochromatic

#5A2E2B #84433F #AD5953 #C1817C #D5A9A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#AD5953 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#AD5953 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5953

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5953	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5953	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6752

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817851

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4C58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5953;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 89, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.111 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98a83',
    500: '#ad5953',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5953;
$custom-light: #c98a83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5953",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56302,
    "c": 0.11081,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5953

secondary

#9ABFC2

accent

#C4CB5C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140C0A

muted

#827D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5953

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

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