#AD3233#AD3233

#AD3233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.160 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3233
RGB	rgb(173, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(360, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 70.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 49.73, 28.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 57.42, 30.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.1451 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.16 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9738, 11.4073, 4.3341)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3233 #32ADAC

analogous

#AD3270 #AD3233 #AD6E32

triadic

#AD3233 #33AD32 #3233AD

tetradic

#AD3233 #70AD32 #32ADAC #6E32AD

square

#AD3233 #70AD32 #32ADAC #6E32AD

split-complementary

#AD3233 #32AD6E #3270AD

monochromatic

#4E1717 #7E2425 #AD3233 #CC5051 #DA7F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#AD3233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AD3233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3233

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3233	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)

#554E32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74692F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0634

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.160 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd726b',
    500: '#ad3233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3233;
$custom-light: #cd726b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.512,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50417,
    "c": 0.1595,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3233

secondary

#78C3C2

accent

#DEDD49

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3233

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

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