#AD2C43#AD2C43
#AD2C43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.164 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2C43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 44, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 61.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.74, 52.87, 18.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.74, 55.90, 18.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.12% 0.1584 0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.12% 0.164 15.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1493, 11.0936, 6.4421) |
| Luminance | 0.1109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.09
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.66
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.15
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.37
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.60
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2C43 #2CAD96
analogous
#AD2C84 #AD2C43 #AD552C
triadic
#AD2C43 #43AD2C #2C43AD
tetradic
#AD2C43 #84AD2C #2CAD96 #552CAD
square
#AD2C43 #84AD2C #2CAD96 #552CAD
split-complementary
#AD2C43 #2CAD55 #2C84AD
monochromatic
#4B131D #7C2030 #AD2C43 #D0465F #DC7789
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.53
#AD2C43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#AD2C43 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2C43
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2C43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2C43 | 1.00 | 6.53 | 3.22 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4C43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706740
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2c43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 44, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.164 15.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7076',
500: '#ad2c43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2c43; $custom-light: #cc7076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2c43",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 44,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.302,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50118,
"c": 0.16448,
"h": 15.6
},
"luminance": 0.11091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2C43
secondary
#71C4B5
accent
#E3C745
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B