#AD2E42#AD2E42

#AD2E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.163 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2E42
RGB	rgb(173, 46, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 52.09, 19.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 55.49, 20.14°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% 0.1557 0.0465)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.163 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1959, 11.2344, 6.3109)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2E42 #2EAD99

analogous

#AD2E81 #AD2E42 #AD592E

triadic

#AD2E42 #42AD2E #2E42AD

tetradic

#AD2E42 #81AD2E #2EAD99 #592EAD

square

#AD2E42 #81AD2E #2EAD99 #592EAD

split-complementary

#AD2E42 #2EAD59 #2E81AD

monochromatic

#4C141D #7D2130 #AD2E42 #CF495E #DC7A89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#AD2E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#AD2E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2E42

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2E42	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504D42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0236

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 46, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.163 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7176',
    500: '#ad2e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2e42;
$custom-light: #cc7176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.551,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50286,
    "c": 0.1625,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2E42

secondary

#73C4B7

accent

#E1C947

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2E42

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

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