#AD3042#AD3042

#AD3042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.160 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3042
RGB	rgb(173, 48, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, 51.36, 19.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 54.92, 20.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.1534 0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.16 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2758, 11.3943, 6.3375)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3042 #30AD9B

analogous

#AD3080 #AD3042 #AD5C30

triadic

#AD3042 #42AD30 #3042AD

tetradic

#AD3042 #80AD30 #30AD9B #5C30AD

square

#AD3042 #80AD30 #30AD9B #5C30AD

split-complementary

#AD3042 #30AD5C #3080AD

monochromatic

#4D151D #7D2330 #AD3042 #CE4D5F #DB7D8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#AD3042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AD3042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3042

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3042	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 48, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.160 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7276',
    500: '#ad3042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3042;
$custom-light: #cc7276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.36,
    "s": 56.561,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50483,
    "c": 0.16048,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3042

secondary

#75C3B8

accent

#E0CA48

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3042

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

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