#AD242E#AD242E

#AD242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.172 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD242E
RGB	rgb(173, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 54.31, 29.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 61.85, 28.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.1585 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.172 23)
XYZ	xyz(18.3597, 10.3461, 3.6145)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD242E #24ADA3

analogous

#AD2472 #AD242E #AD5E24

triadic

#AD242E #2EAD24 #242EAD

tetradic

#AD242E #72AD24 #24ADA3 #5E24AD

square

#AD242E #72AD24 #24ADA3 #5E24AD

split-complementary

#AD242E #24AD5E #2472AD

monochromatic

#480F13 #7A1921 #AD242E #D63944 #E06B74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#AD242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AD242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD242E

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD242E	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E482D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.172 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c67',
    500: '#ad242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad242e;
$custom-light: #ce6c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.62,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49053,
    "c": 0.1722,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.10343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD242E

secondary

#66C6BF

accent

#E9DC3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD242E

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

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