#AD282D#AD282D

#AD282D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.169 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD282D
RGB	rgb(173, 40, 45)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 74%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 53.01, 30.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 61.27, 30.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.1542 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.169 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4682, 10.5942, 3.5546)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD282D #28ADA8

analogous

#AD2870 #AD282D #AD6528

triadic

#AD282D #2DAD28 #282DAD

tetradic

#AD282D #70AD28 #28ADA8 #6528AD

square

#AD282D #70AD28 #28ADA8 #6528AD

split-complementary

#AD282D #28AD65 #2870AD

monochromatic

#4A1113 #7B1D20 #AD282D #D33F45 #DE7175

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AD282D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AD282D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD282D

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD282D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD282D	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad282d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 40, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.169 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e66',
    500: '#ad282d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad282d;
$custom-light: #ce6e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad282d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.744,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4937,
    "c": 0.16911,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD282D

secondary

#6CC5C2

accent

#E6DF42

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD282D

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

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