#AD2C29#AD2C29
#AD2C29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.166 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2C29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 44, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 76.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.32, 51.49, 33.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.32, 61.47, 33.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.68% 0.1485 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.68% 0.166 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5367, 10.8486, 3.2153) |
| Luminance | 0.1085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.63
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.00
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.28
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.48
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2C29 #29AAAD
analogous
#AD2968 #AD2C29 #AD6E29
triadic
#AD2C29 #29AD2C #2C29AD
tetradic
#AD2C29 #68AD29 #29AAAD #6E29AD
square
#AD2C29 #68AD29 #29AAAD #6E29AD
split-complementary
#AD2C29 #29AD6E #2968AD
monochromatic
#4A1312 #7C1F1D #AD2C29 #D24441 #DE7573
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#AD2C29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#AD2C29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2C29
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2C29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2C29 | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2c29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 44, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.166 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6f63',
500: '#ad2c29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2c29; $custom-light: #ce6f63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2c29",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 44,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.364,
"s": 61.682,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49678,
"c": 0.16623,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.10846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2C29
secondary
#6DC3C5
accent
#E1E543
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79