#AD242D#AD242D

#AD242D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.172 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD242D
RGB	rgb(173, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 74%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 54.26, 30.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 62.10, 29.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.1582 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.172 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.3403, 10.3383, 3.5119)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD242D #24ADA4

analogous

#AD2471 #AD242D #AD5F24

triadic

#AD242D #2DAD24 #242DAD

tetradic

#AD242D #71AD24 #24ADA4 #5F24AD

square

#AD242D #71AD24 #24ADA4 #5F24AD

split-complementary

#AD242D #24AD5F #2471AD

monochromatic

#480F13 #7A1920 #AD242D #D63943 #E06B73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AD242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AD242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD242D

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD242D	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)

#4E482C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.172 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c66',
    500: '#ad242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad242d;
$custom-light: #ce6c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.058,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49039,
    "c": 0.17229,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD242D

secondary

#66C6C0

accent

#E9DD3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD242D

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

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