#AD2C49#AD2C49
#AD2C49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.165 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 44, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 57.8%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.86, 53.29, 14.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.86, 55.24, 15.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.25% 0.1608 0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.25% 0.165 12.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3387, 11.1694, 7.4396) |
| Luminance | 0.1117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.94
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.20
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.33
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.59
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.99
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2C49 #2CAD90
analogous
#AD2C89 #AD2C49 #AD502C
triadic
#AD2C49 #49AD2C #2C49AD
tetradic
#AD2C49 #89AD2C #2CAD90 #502CAD
square
#AD2C49 #89AD2C #2CAD90 #502CAD
split-complementary
#AD2C49 #2CAD50 #2C89AD
monochromatic
#4B1320 #7C2034 #AD2C49 #D04665 #DC778E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.49
#AD2C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#AD2C49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2C49
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2C49 | 1.00 | 6.49 | 3.23 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4D49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0238
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 44, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.165 12.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc707b',
500: '#ad2c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2c49; $custom-light: #cc707b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 44,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.512,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50253,
"c": 0.16482,
"h": 12.7
},
"luminance": 0.11167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2C49
secondary
#71C4B1
accent
#E3BF45
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B