#AD2C22#AD2C22
#AD2C22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.167 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2C22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 44, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 80.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.25, 51.24, 37.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.25, 63.47, 36.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.6% 0.1462 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.6% 0.167 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4252, 10.8040, 2.6283) |
| Luminance | 0.1080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.77
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.07
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.37
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.51
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.71
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2C22 #22A3AD
analogous
#AD225D #AD2C22 #AD7222
triadic
#AD2C22 #22AD2C #2C22AD
tetradic
#AD2C22 #5DAD22 #22A3AD #7222AD
square
#AD2C22 #5DAD22 #22A3AD #7222AD
split-complementary
#AD2C22 #22AD72 #225DAD
monochromatic
#47120E #7A1F18 #AD2C22 #D74135 #E17168
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.65
#AD2C22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#AD2C22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2C22
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2C22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2C22 | 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)
#534A1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73671C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2c22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 44, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.167 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6f5e',
500: '#ad2c22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2c22; $custom-light: #ce6f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2c22",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 44,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.317,
"s": 67.15,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49597,
"c": 0.16721,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.10801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2C22
secondary
#64C0C7
accent
#DEEA3E
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79