#AD2B37#AD2B37
#AD2B37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.166 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2B37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 43, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 68.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.40, 52.49, 25.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.40, 58.24, 25.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.79% 0.1547 0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.79% 0.166 20.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7891, 10.8907, 4.7265) |
| Luminance | 0.1089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.82
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.85
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.15
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.43
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2B37 #2BADA1
analogous
#AD2B78 #AD2B37 #AD602B
triadic
#AD2B37 #37AD2B #2B37AD
tetradic
#AD2B37 #78AD2B #2BADA1 #602BAD
square
#AD2B37 #78AD2B #2BADA1 #602BAD
split-complementary
#AD2B37 #2BAD60 #2B78AD
monochromatic
#4B1318 #7C1F27 #AD2B37 #D14551 #DD767F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#AD2B37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#AD2B37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2B37
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2B37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2B37 | 1.00 | 6.61 | 3.18 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504B36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716733
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2b37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 43, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.166 20.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6f6d',
500: '#ad2b37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2b37; $custom-light: #cd6f6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2b37",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 43,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.462,
"s": 60.185,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49794,
"c": 0.16566,
"h": 20.9
},
"luminance": 0.10888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2B37
secondary
#6FC4BD
accent
#E3D544
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A