#AD282E#AD282E

#AD282E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.169 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD282E
RGB	rgb(173, 40, 46)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 53.06, 30.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 61.01, 29.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1546 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.169 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4876, 10.6020, 3.6572)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD282E #28ADA7

analogous

#AD2871 #AD282E #AD6528

triadic

#AD282E #2EAD28 #282EAD

tetradic

#AD282E #71AD28 #28ADA7 #6528AD

square

#AD282E #71AD28 #28ADA7 #6528AD

split-complementary

#AD282E #28AD65 #2871AD

monochromatic

#4A1114 #7B1D21 #AD282E #D33F46 #DE7176

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AD282E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AD282E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD282E

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD282E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD282E	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)

#50492D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad282e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 40, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.169 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e67',
    500: '#ad282e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad282e;
$custom-light: #ce6e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad282e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.293,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49384,
    "c": 0.16901,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD282E

secondary

#6CC5C1

accent

#E6DE42

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD282E

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

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