#AD3232#AD3232

#AD3232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.160 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3232
RGB	rgb(173, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 71.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, 49.68, 29.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 57.67, 30.53°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.1447 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.16 25)
XYZ	xyz(18.9520, 11.3985, 4.2192)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3232 #32ADAD

analogous

#AD326F #AD3232 #AD6F32

triadic

#AD3232 #32AD32 #3232AD

tetradic

#AD3232 #6FAD32 #32ADAD #6F32AD

square

#AD3232 #6FAD32 #32ADAD #6F32AD

split-complementary

#AD3232 #32AD6F #326FAD

monochromatic

#4E1717 #7E2424 #AD3232 #CC5050 #DA7F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#AD3232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AD3232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3232

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3232	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74692E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.160 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd726a',
    500: '#ad3232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3232;
$custom-light: #cd726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50402,
    "c": 0.15962,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.11396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3232

secondary

#78C3C3

accent

#DEDE49

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3232

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

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