#AD2842#AD2842

#AD2842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.168 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2842
RGB	rgb(173, 40, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 54.14, 18.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 57.10, 18.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.1623 0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.168 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9777, 10.7980, 6.2381)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2842 #28AD93

analogous

#AD2885 #AD2842 #AD5128

triadic

#AD2842 #42AD28 #2842AD

tetradic

#AD2842 #85AD28 #28AD93 #5128AD

square

#AD2842 #85AD28 #28AD93 #5128AD

split-complementary

#AD2842 #28AD51 #2885AD

monochromatic

#4A111C #7B1D2F #AD2842 #D33F5C #DE7187

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AD2842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AD2842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2842

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2842	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 40, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.168 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6e76',
    500: '#ad2842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2842;
$custom-light: #cd6e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.271,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49742,
    "c": 0.16821,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2842

secondary

#6CC5B4

accent

#E6C642

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2842

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

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