#AD134ECerise (#AD134E) is a dark, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 7°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.185. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #AD134E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 19, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(337, 80%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(337, 89%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 89%, 55%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37.7 60.2 8.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.487 0.185 7) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cerise shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ad0b48 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b0104c — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#ad134e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ae134f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 7.05:1 and against black 2.98:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fd8ba4 · #da5c7d · #ad134e · #850038 · #4e001e · #1f0006
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c85e3b · #be3d41 · #ad134e · #8d095b · #6c065f · #4c035c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eba976 · #e27c00 · #a56e41 · #ad134e · #810036 · #550021
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e1d3 · #d28897 · #9d727a · #ad134e · #6c2538 · #3f1620
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dff8f4 · #caaab0 · #6c7d7b · #ad134e · #5c3d43 · #000201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f3 · #bccdcb · #8da19e · #0c2825 · #000504 · #ad134e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c9d9b6 · #c7a3c7 · #2c9eb0 · #ad134e · #3b4c5f · #1c0517
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c8fff8 · #52cf8c · #0088a1 · #ad134e · #005631 · #000407
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f9d1 · #9bc454 · #007ecc · #ad134e · #004a7b · #010400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcf3c8 · #cfb328 · #008c83 · #ad134e · #363599 · #000201
#C14367 · #D46680 · #E6869B · #F7A7B6 · #FFCBD4
#94003F · #790032 · #5E0025 · #450019 · #2E000E
#9F3252 · #904355 · #804F59
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.