#AD2E27#AD2E27

#AD2E27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.165 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2E27
RGB	rgb(173, 46, 39)
HSL	hsl(3, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(3, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 77.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 50.70, 34.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 61.59, 34.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.85% 0.1456 0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(49.85% 0.165 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5789, 10.9876, 3.0616)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2E27 #27A6AD

analogous

#AD2763 #AD2E27 #AD7127

triadic

#AD2E27 #27AD2E #2E27AD

tetradic

#AD2E27 #63AD27 #27A6AD #7127AD

square

#AD2E27 #63AD27 #27A6AD #7127AD

split-complementary

#AD2E27 #27AD71 #2763AD

monochromatic

#491310 #7B211C #AD2E27 #D3463E #DF7670

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#AD2E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AD2E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2E27

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2E27	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 46, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.165 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7062',
    500: '#ad2e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2e27;
$custom-light: #ce7062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.134,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49846,
    "c": 0.16479,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2E27

secondary

#6AC1C6

accent

#DEE642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2E27

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

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