#AD2929#AD2929

#AD2929 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.169 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2929
RGB	rgb(173, 41, 41)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 76.3%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 52.52, 33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 62.11, 32.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.1517 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.169 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4289, 10.6331, 3.1794)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2929 #29ADAD

analogous

#AD296B #AD2929 #AD6B29

triadic

#AD2929 #29AD29 #2929AD

tetradic

#AD2929 #6BAD29 #29ADAD #6B29AD

square

#AD2929 #6BAD29 #29ADAD #6B29AD

split-complementary

#AD2929 #29AD6B #296BAD

monochromatic

#4A1212 #7C1D1D #AD2929 #D24141 #DE7373

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AD2929 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AD2929 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2929

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2929	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2929	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726624

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2929;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 41, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.169 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e63',
    500: '#ad2929',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2929;
$custom-light: #ce6e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2929",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.682,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49403,
    "c": 0.16875,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2929

secondary

#6DC5C5

accent

#E5E543

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2929

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

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