#AD2E36#AD2E36

#AD2E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.163 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2E36
RGB	rgb(173, 46, 54)
HSL	hsl(356, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 68.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 51.38, 26.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 57.71, 27.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.151 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.163 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8785, 11.1074, 4.6392)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2E36 #2EADA5

analogous

#AD2E76 #AD2E36 #AD652E

triadic

#AD2E36 #36AD2E #2E36AD

tetradic

#AD2E36 #76AD2E #2EADA5 #652EAD

square

#AD2E36 #76AD2E #2EADA5 #652EAD

split-complementary

#AD2E36 #2EAD65 #2E76AD

monochromatic

#4C1418 #7D2127 #AD2E36 #CF4952 #DC7A80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#AD2E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AD2E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2E36

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2E36	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)

#524C35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 46, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.163 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd706d',
    500: '#ad2e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2e36;
$custom-light: #cd706d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.22,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50061,
    "c": 0.16298,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2E36

secondary

#73C4BF

accent

#E1D747

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2E36

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

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