#AD2C45#AD2C45
#AD2C45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.165 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2C45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 44, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 60.1%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.78, 53.00, 16.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.78, 55.65, 17.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.16% 0.1592 0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.16% 0.165 14.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2104, 11.1180, 6.7635) |
| Luminance | 0.1111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.27
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.88
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.06
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.09
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.31
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2C45 #2CAD94
analogous
#AD2C86 #AD2C45 #AD532C
triadic
#AD2C45 #45AD2C #2C45AD
tetradic
#AD2C45 #86AD2C #2CAD94 #532CAD
square
#AD2C45 #86AD2C #2CAD94 #532CAD
split-complementary
#AD2C45 #2CAD53 #2C86AD
monochromatic
#4B131E #7C2032 #AD2C45 #D04661 #DC778B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.52
#AD2C45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#AD2C45 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2C45
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2C45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2C45 | 1.00 | 6.52 | 3.22 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4D45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706742
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2c45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 44, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.165 14.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7078',
500: '#ad2c45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2c45; $custom-light: #cc7078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2c45",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 44,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.372,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50162,
"c": 0.16456,
"h": 14.7
},
"luminance": 0.11115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2C45
secondary
#71C4B4
accent
#E3C445
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B