#AD242C#AD242C

#AD242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.172 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD242C
RGB	rgb(173, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 54.22, 30.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 62.35, 29.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.1578 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.172 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.3212, 10.3307, 3.4117)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD242C #24ADA5

analogous

#AD2470 #AD242C #AD6024

triadic

#AD242C #2CAD24 #242CAD

tetradic

#AD242C #70AD24 #24ADA5 #6024AD

square

#AD242C #70AD24 #24ADA5 #6024AD

split-complementary

#AD242C #24AD60 #2470AD

monochromatic

#480F12 #7A191F #AD242C #D63942 #E06B72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AD242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AD242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD242C

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD242C	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.172 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c65',
    500: '#ad242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad242c;
$custom-light: #ce6c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.496,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49024,
    "c": 0.17238,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD242C

secondary

#66C6C1

accent

#E9DF3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD242C

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

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