#AD3239#AD3239

#AD3239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.159 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3239
RGB	rgb(173, 50, 57)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 67.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 50.05, 25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 56.02, 26.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1474 0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.159 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1147, 11.4636, 5.0763)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3239 #32ADA6

analogous

#AD3276 #AD3239 #AD6832

triadic

#AD3239 #39AD32 #3239AD

tetradic

#AD3239 #76AD32 #32ADA6 #6832AD

square

#AD3239 #76AD32 #32ADA6 #6832AD

split-complementary

#AD3239 #32AD68 #3276AD

monochromatic

#4E171A #7E2429 #AD3239 #CC5057 #DA7F84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#AD3239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AD3239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3239

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3239	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 50, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.159 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd726f',
    500: '#ad3239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3239;
$custom-light: #cd726f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.585,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50516,
    "c": 0.15888,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3239

secondary

#78C3BF

accent

#DED649

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3239

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

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