#AD2B26#AD2B26
#AD2B26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.167 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2B26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 43, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 64%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 78%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.16, 51.72, 35.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.16, 62.52, 34.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.55% 0.1486 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.55% 0.167 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4495, 10.7548, 2.9378) |
| Luminance | 0.1075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.25
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.42
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.73
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.82
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.05
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2B26 #26A8AD
analogous
#AD2665 #AD2B26 #AD6F26
triadic
#AD2B26 #26AD2B #2B26AD
tetradic
#AD2B26 #65AD26 #26A8AD #6F26AD
square
#AD2B26 #65AD26 #26A8AD #6F26AD
split-complementary
#AD2B26 #26AD6F #2665AD
monochromatic
#491210 #7B1F1B #AD2B26 #D4423C #DF726E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.67
#AD2B26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#AD2B26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2B26
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2B26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2B26 | 1.00 | 6.67 | 3.15 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736621
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2b26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 43, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.167 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6f61',
500: '#ad2b26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2b26; $custom-light: #ce6f61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2b26",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 43,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.222,
"s": 63.981,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49548,
"c": 0.16748,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.10752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2B26
secondary
#69C2C6
accent
#E1E741
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79