#AD2226#AD2226
#AD2226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.174 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2226 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 34, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 78%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.15, 54.57, 34.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.15, 64.32, 31.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.79% 0.1576 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.79% 0.174 25.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1577, 10.1712, 2.8405) |
| Luminance | 0.1017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.70
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.73
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.83
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.68
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.82
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2226 #22ADA9
analogous
#AD226C #AD2226 #AD6322
triadic
#AD2226 #26AD22 #2226AD
tetradic
#AD2226 #6CAD22 #22ADA9 #6322AD
square
#AD2226 #6CAD22 #22ADA9 #6322AD
split-complementary
#AD2226 #22AD63 #226CAD
monochromatic
#470E10 #7A181B #AD2226 #D7353A #E1686C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.92
#AD2226 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#AD2226 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2226
6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2226 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2226 | 1.00 | 6.92 | 3.03 | 6.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4724
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706420
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2226; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 34, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.174 25.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf6b61',
500: '#ad2226',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2226; $custom-light: #cf6b61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2226",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 34,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.273,
"s": 67.15,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48792,
"c": 0.17447,
"h": 25.4
},
"luminance": 0.10168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2226
secondary
#64C7C4
accent
#EAE53E
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECE9
border
#D5C7C5
text
#160705
muted
#847A79