#AD2E45#AD2E45

#AD2E45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.163 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2E45
RGB	rgb(173, 46, 69)
HSL	hsl(349, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(349, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 60.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 52.30, 17.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 55.08, 18.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.1569 0.0425)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.163 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2867, 11.2707, 6.7890)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2E45 #2EAD96

analogous

#AD2E84 #AD2E45 #AD562E

triadic

#AD2E45 #45AD2E #2E45AD

tetradic

#AD2E45 #84AD2E #2EAD96 #562EAD

square

#AD2E45 #84AD2E #2EAD96 #562EAD

split-complementary

#AD2E45 #2EAD56 #2E84AD

monochromatic

#4C141E #7D2132 #AD2E45 #CF4962 #DC7A8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#AD2E45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#AD2E45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2E45

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2E45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2E45	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504E45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0538

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2e45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 46, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.163 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7178',
    500: '#ad2e45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2e45;
$custom-light: #cc7178;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2e45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.134,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5035,
    "c": 0.16257,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2E45

secondary

#73C4B5

accent

#E1C547

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2E45

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

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