#AD2F38#AD2F38

#AD2F38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.162 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2F38
RGB	rgb(173, 47, 56)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 67.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 51.12, 25.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 57.02, 26.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% 0.1506 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.162 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9659, 11.2056, 4.9048)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2F38 #2FADA4

analogous

#AD2F77 #AD2F38 #AD652F

triadic

#AD2F38 #38AD2F #2F38AD

tetradic

#AD2F38 #77AD2F #2FADA4 #652FAD

square

#AD2F38 #77AD2F #2FADA4 #652FAD

split-complementary

#AD2F38 #2FAD65 #2F77AD

monochromatic

#4D1519 #7D2228 #AD2F38 #CE4B54 #DB7B82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#AD2F38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AD2F38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2F38

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2F38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2F38	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2f38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 47, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.162 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd716e',
    500: '#ad2f38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2f38;
$custom-light: #cd716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2f38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 57.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50193,
    "c": 0.16187,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2F38

secondary

#74C4BE

accent

#E1D647

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2F38

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

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