#AD2526#AD2526

#AD2526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.172 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2526
RGB	rgb(173, 37, 38)
HSL	hsl(360, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(360, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 78%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 53.68, 34.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 63.75, 32.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1548 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.172 26)
XYZ	xyz(18.2472, 10.3502, 2.8704)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2526 #25ADAC

analogous

#AD256A #AD2526 #AD6825

triadic

#AD2526 #26AD25 #2526AD

tetradic

#AD2526 #6AAD25 #25ADAC #6825AD

square

#AD2526 #6AAD25 #25ADAC #6825AD

split-complementary

#AD2526 #25AD68 #256AAD

monochromatic

#480F10 #7B1A1B #AD2526 #D53A3B #E06D6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#AD2526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AD2526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2526

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2526	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)

#4F4824

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716520

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 37, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.172 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c61',
    500: '#ad2526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2526;
$custom-light: #cf6c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.559,
    "s": 64.762,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49026,
    "c": 0.17226,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.10347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2526

secondary

#68C6C5

accent

#E8E740

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2526

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

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