#AD2F42#AD2F42

#AD2F42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.162 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD2F42
RGB	rgb(173, 47, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 51.73, 19.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 55.21, 20.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1546 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.162 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2354, 11.3134, 6.3240)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD2F42 #2FAD9A

analogous

#AD2F81 #AD2F42 #AD5B2F

triadic

#AD2F42 #42AD2F #2F42AD

tetradic

#AD2F42 #81AD2F #2FAD9A #5B2FAD

square

#AD2F42 #81AD2F #2FAD9A #5B2FAD

split-complementary

#AD2F42 #2FAD5B #2F81AD

monochromatic

#4D151D #7D2230 #AD2F42 #CE4B5F #DB7B8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#AD2F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AD2F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD2F42

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD2F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD2F42	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0637

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad2f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 47, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.162 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7176',
    500: '#ad2f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad2f42;
$custom-light: #cc7176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad2f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.952,
    "s": 57.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50384,
    "c": 0.1615,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD2F42

secondary

#74C4B8

accent

#E1C947

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD2F42

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

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