#AD2C20#AD2C20

#AD2C20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.168 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2C20
RGB	rgb(173, 44, 32)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 81.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 51.17, 38.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 64.05, 36.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.1456 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.168 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.3972, 10.7928, 2.4807)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2C20 #20A1AD

analogous

#AD205B #AD2C20 #AD7220

triadic

#AD2C20 #20AD2C #2C20AD

tetradic

#AD2C20 #5BAD20 #20A1AD #7220AD

square

#AD2C20 #5BAD20 #20A1AD #7220AD

split-complementary

#AD2C20 #20AD72 #205BAD

monochromatic

#46120D #791F16 #AD2C20 #D94031 #E27065

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AD2C20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AD2C20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2C20

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2C20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2C20	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)

#534A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73671A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2c20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 44, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.168 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6f5d',
    500: '#ad2c20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2c20;
$custom-light: #cf6f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2c20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.106,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49577,
    "c": 0.16751,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2C20

secondary

#61BFC8

accent

#DDEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2C20

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

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