#AD2A49#AD2A49
#AD2A49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.167 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2A49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 42, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 57.8%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.62, 53.97, 14.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.62, 55.81, 14.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.07% 0.163 0.0355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.07% 0.167 12.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2660, 11.0240, 7.4154) |
| Luminance | 0.1102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.82
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.89
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.96
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.64
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.06
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2A49 #2AAD8E
analogous
#AD2A8A #AD2A49 #AD4D2A
triadic
#AD2A49 #49AD2A #2A49AD
tetradic
#AD2A49 #8AAD2A #2AAD8E #4D2AAD
square
#AD2A49 #8AAD2A #2AAD8E #4D2AAD
split-complementary
#AD2A49 #2AAD4D #2A8AAD
monochromatic
#4B121F #7C1E34 #AD2A49 #D14365 #DD748D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.55
#AD2A49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#AD2A49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2A49
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2A49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2A49 | 1.00 | 6.55 | 3.20 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4C49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6746
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2a49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 42, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.167 12.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc6f7b',
500: '#ad2a49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2a49; $custom-light: #cc6f7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2a49",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 42,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.802,
"s": 60.93,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50073,
"c": 0.16679,
"h": 12.3
},
"luminance": 0.11021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2A49
secondary
#6EC5B0
accent
#E4BE44
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B