#AD282C#AD282C

#AD282C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.169 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD282C
RGB	rgb(173, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 52.97, 31.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 61.52, 30.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.1538 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.169 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4491, 10.5866, 3.4544)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD282C #28ADA9

analogous

#AD286F #AD282C #AD6628

triadic

#AD282C #2CAD28 #282CAD

tetradic

#AD282C #6FAD28 #28ADA9 #6628AD

square

#AD282C #6FAD28 #28ADA9 #6628AD

split-complementary

#AD282C #28AD66 #286FAD

monochromatic

#4A1113 #7B1D1F #AD282C #D33F44 #DE7174

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AD282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AD282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD282C

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD282C	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.169 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e65',
    500: '#ad282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad282c;
$custom-light: #ce6e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.195,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49356,
    "c": 0.16922,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD282C

secondary

#6CC5C3

accent

#E6E142

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD282C

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

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