#AD2727#AD2727

#AD2727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.171 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2727
RGB	rgb(173, 39, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 77.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 53.09, 34.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 63.07, 32.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1531 0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.171 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3275, 10.4847, 2.9778)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2727 #27ADAD

analogous

#AD276A #AD2727 #AD6A27

triadic

#AD2727 #27AD27 #2727AD

tetradic

#AD2727 #6AAD27 #27ADAD #6A27AD

square

#AD2727 #6AAD27 #27ADAD #6A27AD

split-complementary

#AD2727 #27AD6A #276AAD

monochromatic

#491010 #7B1C1C #AD2727 #D33E3E #DF7070

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AD2727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AD2727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2727

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2727	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 39, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.171 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d62',
    500: '#ad2727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2727;
$custom-light: #ce6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49205,
    "c": 0.17059,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2727

secondary

#6AC6C6

accent

#E6E642

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2727

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

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