#AD2042#AD2042

#AD2042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.175 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2042
RGB	rgb(173, 32, 66)
HSL	hsl(346, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(346, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.5%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 56.51, 17.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 59.02, 16.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% 0.1699 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.175 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7354, 10.3134, 6.1574)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2042 #20AD8B

analogous

#AD2088 #AD2042 #AD4520

triadic

#AD2042 #42AD20 #2042AD

tetradic

#AD2042 #88AD20 #20AD8B #4520AD

square

#AD2042 #88AD20 #20AD8B #4520AD

split-complementary

#AD2042 #20AD45 #2088AD

monochromatic

#460D1B #79162E #AD2042 #D9315A #E26583

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#AD2042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AD2042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2042

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2042	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D653E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 32, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.175 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6b76',
    500: '#ad2042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2042;
$custom-light: #cd6b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.532,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49122,
    "c": 0.17495,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2042

secondary

#61C8AF

accent

#ECC13C

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FBECED

border

#D4C7C8

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2042

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

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