#AD2E38#AD2E38

#AD2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.163 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2E38
RGB	rgb(173, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 67.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 51.49, 25.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 57.28, 25.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.1518 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.163 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9264, 11.1266, 4.8917)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2E38 #2EADA3

analogous

#AD2E77 #AD2E38 #AD642E

triadic

#AD2E38 #38AD2E #2E38AD

tetradic

#AD2E38 #77AD2E #2EADA3 #642EAD

square

#AD2E38 #77AD2E #2EADA3 #642EAD

split-complementary

#AD2E38 #2EAD64 #2E77AD

monochromatic

#4C1419 #7D2128 #AD2E38 #CF4954 #DC7A82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#AD2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AD2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2E38

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2E38	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.163 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd716e',
    500: '#ad2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2e38;
$custom-light: #cd716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.276,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50095,
    "c": 0.16283,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2E38

secondary

#73C4BD

accent

#E1D547

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2E38

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

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