#AD2E20#AD2E20

#AD2E20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.166 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2E20
RGB	rgb(173, 46, 32)
HSL	hsl(6, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(6, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 81.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.49, 50.45, 38.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.49, 63.63, 37.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.1434 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.166 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4735, 10.9454, 2.5062)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2E20 #209FAD

analogous

#AD2059 #AD2E20 #AD7420

triadic

#AD2E20 #20AD2E #2E20AD

tetradic

#AD2E20 #59AD20 #209FAD #7420AD

square

#AD2E20 #59AD20 #209FAD #7420AD

split-complementary

#AD2E20 #20AD74 #2059AD

monochromatic

#46130D #792016 #AD2E20 #D94231 #E27165

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#AD2E20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#AD2E20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2E20

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2E20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2E20	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74671A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2e20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 46, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.166 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf705d',
    500: '#ad2e20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2e20;
$custom-light: #cf705d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2e20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.957,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4977,
    "c": 0.16584,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2E20

secondary

#61BEC8

accent

#DAEC3C

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2E20

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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